Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

I think what happens is technology advances then people find a use for it. Thirty years ago most people were shooting instamatic film cameras, paying for development and printing. Some were shooting 8mm home movies and prjecting them for family and friends. Now most people using digital cameras and sharing their pictures and videos online only. Thirty years ago there was no internet, and computers were used for word processing and spreadsheets. Now they are used for many things.

As the price goes down I'm pretty sure 100MP cameras will be used by everyone, the way 16GB memory cards are used today. Thirty years ago a 3/4GB hard drive cost a hundred thousand dollars and weighed 86 lbs. It took two people to slide it into a rack.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

It would be useful in some birding photography - sometimes it is hard to get a small bird in the viewfinder .... if you have extra pixels, you have a better chance of 'catching' it {that is why a D850 could be more useful than a D500 .... larger 'net'}

N4646W

10K is not bad compared to the equivalent Hassy and Phase one. It is less than some of the used backs on the market, and that is without the body and adapters required for them. Depending on the actual size of the sensor, the pixel density will probably equate to the D850, Z7, or the big Canons. Not familiar with Canon so do not know the models of their big guns.

Sure would be fun to work with one of the MF digitals, if it would be the same "Wow" factor when I got my first Bronica. Didn't shelve my Nikons, but they never were never used as much for certain types of photography.

Ron

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Jeep - just in order to keep the record straight - this is a list of all lenses available for Fuji X and G MILCs:

Fujinon Prime Lenses for X Series APS-C Format MILC Cameras [16]

XF 14mm f2.8 R, XF 16mm f1.4 R WR, XF 16mm f2.8 R WR, XF 18mm f2 R
XF 23mm f1.4 R, XF 23mm f2 R WR, XF 27mm f2.8, XF 35mm f1.4 R
XF 35mm f2 R WR, XF 50mm f2 R WR, XF 56mm f1.2 R, XF 56mm f1.2 R APD
XF 60mm f2.4 R Macro, XF 80mm f2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro, XF 90mm f2 R LM WR
XF 200mm f2 R LM OIS WR

Fujinon Zoom Lenses for X Series APS-C Format Cameras [11]

XF 8-16 mm f2.8 R LM WR, XF 10-24mm f4 R OIS, XF 16-55 f2.8 L LM WR, XF 18-55 f2.8-4 R LM
XF 18-135 mm f3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, XF 50-140 f2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF 55-200 f3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
XF 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, XC 15-45 f3.5-5.6 OIS PZ, XC 16-50 f3.5-5.6 OIS
XC 50-230 f4.5-6.7 OIS

Teleconverters - XF 1.4x TC WR, XF 2x TC WR

Fujinon Prime Lenses for GFX 100S, GFX 50S, GFX 50R Medium Format MILC Cameras [6]

GF 23mm f4 R LM WR, GF 45mm f2.8 R WR, GF 63mm f2.8 R WR, GF 110 f2 R LM WR
GF 120mm f4 LM OIS WR Macro, GF 250mm f4 R LM OIS WR

Fujinon Zoom Lenses for GFX 100S, GFX 50S, GFX 50R Medium Format MILC Cameras [2]

GF 32-64mm f4 R LM WR, GF 100-200mm f5.6 R LM OIS WR

Teleconverter - GFX 1.4 TC WR

baer

How did you construct or find a 200MP system??

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Ron - here are the current Canon "Big Guns" -

Pro Model - 1Dx Mk. II (20MP)
Advanced Enthusiast Model - 5Ds / 5Ds R (50MP)
Semi-Pro Model - 5D Mk. IV (30MP)

Entry-Level FF - 6D Mk. II (26MP)

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

I was a die hard film photographer. That is what I learned in High School back in 1976. (Yes, I am an old coot). My film camera is in pristine condition and once in awhile I will buy two or three rolls and do some landscape or macro photography. Then when I have the rolls processed, I will also request a digital copy of the prints. After the Hurricane Sandy came to NY for a short visit, I bought a digital camera. It was strange at first because I needed to learn some new things. So, in all a camera is a camera. I won't brag and say, my Blah Blah Blah camera with whoseewhatsis megapixels and all these bells and whistles is better than yours. IMHO, every photographer should feel comfortable with the camera they are working with. When you are comfortable, quality photographs follow. I don't feel it is right to buy a camera that is out of my league. If a friend or colleague buys a camera and will allow me to put it through its paces, I can say thank you to him or her. In all, photography evolves to a new plane of existence each time we blink our eyes.
Happy shooting!

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

Ha! You might be a 'Coot' but old hasn't arrived yet

awesome14 Loc: UK

I've taken some great shots, even some I display, with a 5.1MP point-and-shoot. I have gotten a few real 'keepers' with a smartphone at 13 or more MP. I mostly use the Nikon D810 at about 32MP, with 5 lenses, and I get a few keepers using that.

So, MP ismnot the most important thing. And I never found my in want of more pixels. When I shot film, I routinely made 20x30-inch prints. I can do that with about 24 MP. Who the hell is going to make prints larger than 20x30? Well, Whoever they are, they will need more MPs.

But let's be serious, except in a studio, or for still-life work, you actually need only about 24 MP.

xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

Wonder why there is so much argument supporting the need for D850s, etc. if 10 megapixels are good enough? Some of these conversations remind me of the plight of current politics... tribalism.

If ya got the $$$ why not?

Cheers!

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Fujinon Prime Lenses for GFX 100S, GFX 50S, GFX 50R Medium Format MILC Cameras [6]

GF 23mm f4 R LM WR, GF 45mm f2.8 R WR, GF 63mm f2.8 R WR, GF 110 f2 R LM WR
GF 120mm f4 LM OIS WR Macro, GF 250mm f4 R LM OIS WR

Fujinon Zoom Lenses for GFX 100S, GFX 50S, GFX 50R Medium Format MILC Cameras [2]

GF 32-64mm f4 R LM WR, GF 100-200mm f5.6 R LM OIS WR

Teleconverter - GFX 1.4 TC WR

karno Loc: Chico ,California

When people buy my prints which happens occasionally they want 4x5 foot

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Maybe others, perhaps from a different tribe, need bread more than you 'need' yet another camera?

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Thanks. But, the kids here seem to be a lot younger than myself.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Average Prices from Net on May 30th, 2019

Camera Model Type Res Price

Fuji GFX 100S MF MILC 100MP $10,000 b/o
Fuji GFX 50S MF MILC 50MP $5500 b/o
Fuji GFX 50R MF MILC 50MP $4000 b/o

Nikon D5 FF DSLR 20MP $6500 b/o
Nikon D850 FF DSLR 46MP $3000 b/o
Nikon D810 FF DSLR 36MP $1600 b/o
Nikon Df FF DSLR 16MP $2750 b/o
Nikon D750 FF DSLR 24MP $1300 b/o

Canon EOS 1Dx Mk. II FF DSLR 20MP $5500 b/o
Canon EOS 5DS R FF DSLR 50MP $3700 b/o
Canon EOS 5DS FF DSLR 50MP $3500 b/o
Canon EOS 5D Mk. IV FF DSLR 30MP $2800 b/o
Canon EOS 6D Mk. II FF DSLR 26MP $1300 b/o