Canon on a Tear! Nikon has been curiously quiet while Canon has been curiously active... Here's another announcement! Heres what the company had to say on the new 5D series EOS camera...

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Nikon has been curiously quiet while Canon has been curiously active... Here's another announcement!

Heres what the company had to say on the new 5D series EOS camera with 120MP sensor:

Featuring a resolution of approximately 120 effective megapixels, the SLR camera now being developed will incorporate a Canon-developed high-pixel-density CMOS sensor within the current EOS-series platform, which will realize compatibility with the Companys diverse interchangeable EF lens lineup. The high-resolution images that the camera will be capable of producing will recreate the three-dimensional texture, feel and presence of subjects, making them appear as if they are really before ones eyes. The camera will facilitate a level of resolution that is more than sufficient for enlarged poster-sized printout while also enabling images to be cropped and trimmed without sacrificing image resolution and clarity.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Humph, nothin' new, Rod Serling predicted it years ago. You did not mention that it has great dynamic range and will take excellent photos in the Twilight Zone.

Amazing how far things have come... where will they go... colored 3D printers.

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

Got a 'specialty' 250 mp coming too.

http://gizmag.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=57c04fd0f2defe64b0f583dc7&id=369d7c9910&e=ab85884bdd

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

I wouldn't know what to do with all those pixels.

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

rook2c4 wrote:

I wouldn't know what to do with all those pixels.

Indeed. I think 24mp on a full frame sensor is about right and anything more is overkill. ;)

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Db7423 wrote:

Indeed. I think 24mp on a full frame sensor is about right and anything more is overkill. ;)

Heck no! Can't get enuff of them pixels ya know!!! :thumbup:

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

I wonder what effect diffraction limits will have on these higher megapixel sensors

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Can you imagine trying to process a photo out the current crop printers on the market or computer fast enough to Handel the photo as well. Your going to one heck of a buffer to get the job done?

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

If 50 is good, 200 has got to be better? Right?

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Sounds great but so what? My 7d at 18mp can produce excellent 16X24 prints. The Nikon D810 can easily do 20X30 prints, What percentage of prints are larger than even 8X10,so what difference would a 100 mp sensor make. Unless you want to cover the Empire State bld with a single mural all those mp are a waste.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

boberic wrote:

Sounds great but so what? My 7d at 18mp can produce excellent 16X24 prints. The Nikon D810 can easily do 20X30 prints, What percentage of prints are larger than even 8X10,so what difference would a 100 mp sensor make. Unless you want to cover the Empire State bld with a single mural all those mp are a waste.

Seems like this part of the release statement may hold major value:

"while also enabling images to be cropped and trimmed without sacrificing image resolution and clarity.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

dpullum wrote:

Humph, nothin' new, Rod Serling predicted it years ago. You did not mention that it has great dynamic range and will take excellent photos in the Twilight Zone.

Amazing how far things have come... where will they go... colored 3D printers.

Apparently so, well envisioned!

http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-develops-material-appearance-image-processing-technology/

Elliott Design Loc: West Tennessee

For wildlife and macro photographers it will be a great asset, being able to capture a few more pixels at far off or really up close subjects will always be welcomed, but for those satisfied with 8x10 prints of the kids or the family pet it is a waste of money and pixels. I hope to afford one some day.

mrjcall wrote:

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mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

rook2c4 wrote:

I wouldn't know what to do with all those pixels.

Maybe you don't know now, but you might have said the same thing 10-12 years ago about 24 or 36mp sensors. Where are those professional 6 and 8mp professional cameras today? Who would buy one except for pennys on the dollar? Technology moves on, and as it does we accommodate to new ways to use it.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

mrjcall wrote:

Seems like this part of the release statement may hold major value:

"while also enabling images to be cropped and trimmed without sacrificing image resolution and clarity.

Absolutely. With top notch optics extreme crops could still have good resolution. But...who knows when this new sensor, which I assume is still in the concept stage (or not) will be ready for prime time. And will that many more pixels crammed on a standard full frame sensor create other problems that will need to be resolved?