Camera 24mp, Lens 9mp? Hi Everyone: Just saw a Tony Northrup You Tube in which he says my Nikon kit lens, 18 X 55 can only resolve 9mp in my camera which is 24mp and that because of my...

bobishkan Loc: Fort Myers Sunny Florida

Hi Everyone: Just saw a Tony Northrup You Tube in which he says my Nikon kit lens, 18 X 55 can only resolve 9mp in my camera which is 24mp and that because of my cheap lens I am losing effectively 15mp. He says this comes from a DxO rating on the lens. Is this true?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I've said it before and I'll say it again if Tony Northrup told me what time of day it was, I'd pray I was wearing an accurate watch so I could check for myself.
--Bob

bobishkan wrote:

Hi Everyone: Just saw a Tony Northrup You Tube in which he says my Nikon kit lens, 18 X 55 can only resolve 9mp in my camera which is 24mp and that because of my cheap lens I am losing effectively 15mp. He says this comes from a DxO rating on the lens. Is this true?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

ROFL! A 9 Mp lens.
(He must have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rmalarz wrote:

I've said it before and I'll say it again if Tony Northrup told me what time of day it was, I'd pray I was wearing an accurate watch so I could check for myself.
--Bob

After the lens comment MOST DEFINITELY!
(Anyone can be an authority if they write an article/make a video?)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yeah, there was a lot of discussion and controversy about that video a while back. Just buy the camera you want and then buy the lenses you want.

BebuLamar

rmalarz wrote:

I've said it before and I'll say it again if Tony Northrup told me what time of day it was, I'd pray I was wearing an accurate watch so I could check for myself.
--Bob

You mean you can't estimate the time without a watch?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I used the comment as a figure of speech. Either way, I wouldn't rely on much of anything Tony N. espoused.
--Bob

BebuLamar wrote:

You mean you can't estimate the time without a watch?

BebuLamar

rmalarz wrote:

I used the comment as a figure of speech. Either way, I wouldn't rely on much of anything Tony N. espoused.
--Bob

I mean the time he tells you would be way off that you don't need a watch to know if it's wrong.

ELNikkor

I also have that "cheap, ordinary" kit lens. It is extremely sharp at all apertures and focal lengths. I recently compared several shots taken with it at 55mm and my "legendary" 55mm micro-Nikkor, both at f8; couldn't tell the difference! Don't pay any attention to the nay-sayers; the Nikon AF DX 18-55 is an awesome lens capable of the most professional shots the photographer is capable of taking!

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

bobishkan wrote:

Hi Everyone: Just saw a Tony Northrup You Tube in which he says my Nikon kit lens, 18 X 55 can only resolve 9mp in my camera which is 24mp and that because of my cheap lens I am losing effectively 15mp. He says this comes from a DxO rating on the lens. Is this true?

Tony Northrup is good for only ONE think. And that is posting click-bait. He makes his living off of internet ads that pay him pennies everytime someone clicks on his pages. So the more outlandish his statements, the more clicks he produces, and the more money he makes. Look at his posts the same as any other joke, get a good laugh and move on!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

MT Shooter wrote:

Tony Northrup is good for only ONE think. And that is posting click-bait. He makes his living off of internet ads that pay him pennies everytime someone clicks on his pages. So the more outlandish his statements, the more clicks he produces, and the more money he makes. Look at his posts the same as any other joke, get a good laugh and move on!

That would explain it.
Doesn't mean that propagation of miss-information is right though.

Haydon

bobishkan wrote:

Hi Everyone: Just saw a Tony Northrup You Tube in which he says my Nikon kit lens, 18 X 55 can only resolve 9mp in my camera which is 24mp and that because of my cheap lens I am losing effectively 15mp. He says this comes from a DxO rating on the lens. Is this true?

TN is a popular internet photography personality but I don't watch him for a reason.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Haydon wrote:

TN is a popular internet photography personality ......

An example of how bad information becomes gospel???

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

rmalarz wrote:

I've said it before and I'll say it again if Tony Northrup told me what time of day it was, I'd pray I was wearing an accurate watch so I could check for myself.
--Bob

😂😂😂

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

Have never, ever, heard anything good about this guy. Have heard disparaging comments for at least a year. It's sad the internet provides a way for folks to do half-baked work and publish the results as gospel.