On Sep 22, 2013, at 10:56 AM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 33% more resolution and no AA filter? That's a big step up from the >> k-5 on paper. We shall have to see what noise and DR looks like. > > resolution doesn't scale linearly with the number of pixels; with perfect > lenses and sensors, it scales with the square root of the number of pixels; > then you add the real world factors IMO, we passed the point a long, long time ago (around 5-10 Mpixel resolution) where, assuming a quality sensor, it was anything like a limiting factor in the quality of a photograph. I am still perfectly happy and confident shooting with my lovely old 2003 Olympus E-1. 5 glorious Mpixels. Yeah, my other cameras are now all 8 to 18 Mpixel, but the E-1 still produces beautiful photographs competitive with the best of them. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
