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Jul 30, 2019 13:38:41 #
dick ranez wrote:
If you view your photos on a monitor or TV screen, it will make little to no difference. If you print your images smaller than 11X14, it will make little or no difference. If you print larger, it may make a difference but you may not notice it. It will make a difference in the processing time, the storage requirements and the general attitude, but it may not. It will give you "bragging" rights if you hang around with other photographers in person or on-line.
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY....
I would like to add that also with higher megapixel you will also be a to crop and then enlarge the print with less loss then with lower megapixel cameras .
Jul 30, 2019 15:44:14 #
Jul 30, 2019 19:05:11 #
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Jul 30, 2019 19:31:03 #
wrangler5
Loc: Missouri
My sense is that if you view ever-larger prints at their "normal," longer viewing distances, you probably will not SEE improvements in the image from larger sensors, once you get past the minimum size for acceptable prints.
I usually grab my 20MP Olympus EM1.2 over the 16MP EM1.1, which I like for its smaller size, because the 1.2 has dual cards (I know, I know, but I LIKE dual cards), not for any improvement in image quality over the lower-MP sensor of the 1.1. Because for MY primary photographic output, which consists almost entirely of 8x8 B&W prints, I don't see any difference in quality between the two cameras. MAYBE I would see a real difference if I did a some serious cropping before making a print, but I try to avoid that as much as possible.
I usually grab my 20MP Olympus EM1.2 over the 16MP EM1.1, which I like for its smaller size, because the 1.2 has dual cards (I know, I know, but I LIKE dual cards), not for any improvement in image quality over the lower-MP sensor of the 1.1. Because for MY primary photographic output, which consists almost entirely of 8x8 B&W prints, I don't see any difference in quality between the two cameras. MAYBE I would see a real difference if I did a some serious cropping before making a print, but I try to avoid that as much as possible.
Jul 30, 2019 19:54:22 #
dick ranez wrote:
If you view your photos on a monitor or TV screen, it will make little to no difference. If you print your images smaller than 11X14, it will make little or no difference. If you print larger, it may make a difference but you may not notice it. It will make a difference in the processing time, the storage requirements and the general attitude, but it may not. It will give you "bragging" rights if you hang around with other photographers in person or on-line.
This is true. I've never been one to worry over megapixels. Canon's 5D SR has 50 megapixels and the files are huge in megabits as well. I'm not sure 50 Megapixels is worth it.
Jul 30, 2019 20:31:46 #
Delderby wrote:
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Why would more megapixels mean more camera shake?? I can understand that you might notice camera shake more because you can “zoom” into the image closer but more pix don’t make your camera shake more.
Jul 30, 2019 20:35:54 #
TonyRam wrote:
A friend of mine asked a question regarding Digital Cameras, "Why 32 Megabyte?" he was referring to Sensors?
This morning I read about Sony's 61 Mb Sensor Camera to be released this Fall.
Your Comments Please.
This morning I read about Sony's 61 Mb Sensor Camera to be released this Fall.
Your Comments Please.
Curious number 32 - does anyone know of a 32 megaPIXEL camera? I've seen 20, 21, 24, 36, 45,etc. Might he be referring to the amount of RAM you need in a PC or Mac to post process large MP images? 32 megaBYTES would be fine for large hires post or 4K video....64 would be better. He might be mixing up the two...?
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Jul 30, 2019 21:47:34 #
TonyRam wrote:
A friend of mine asked a question regarding Digital Cameras, "Why 32 Megabyte?" he was referring to Sensors?
This morning I read about Sony's 61 Mb Sensor Camera to be released this Fall.
Your Comments Please.
This morning I read about Sony's 61 Mb Sensor Camera to be released this Fall.
Your Comments Please.
What you called 32 Megabyte is probably 32 Gigabyte, a common size of SD memory card that fits in modern digital cameras. Camera sensor resolution is measured in Megapixels. >Alan
Jul 30, 2019 23:22:37 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
If you are referring to my comments I picked 32 megapixels from what was said earlier, not because I was confusing it with megabytes. Es ist mir Scheissegal how many pixels you may want in your camera. I am quite happy with my low megapixel cameras. They do the job I need them for.
Jul 31, 2019 02:37:04 #
khorinek wrote:
This is true. I've never been one to worry over megapixels. Canon's 5D SR has 50 megapixels and the files are huge in megabits as well. I'm not sure 50 Megapixels is worth it.
When the EOS 5DSr first came out I told myself, and my wife, I have no plans to get one. I'm perfectly happy with the 20 megapixels I already have. Then one day I was at my favorite Canon store; the salesman, a friend, took my 6D and removed the lens (EF 28-300L) and SD card and attached them a 5DSr and told me to try it out for an hour or so. I had nothing better to do so I walked around the southeast side of Ephrata PA and snapped a few dozen photos. I went back to the camera store and returned the 50.6 megapixel camera and he returned my 6D. Later that evening I was reviewing photos from my 6D on my computer and I came across the photos I took with the 5DSr. I was blown away by the detail in those images, and couldn't believe the detail that remained even with a 50% + crop. It was truly amazing. After that I had to have one. I waited for the Christmas sales and for Christmas that year I gave myself a Canon 5DSr.
I used the 5DSr as my everyday camera for a while but quickly found out, as nice a camera as it is, it's not a very good general purpose camera. It's slow, doesn't have that high an ISO and generates enormous image files that take up lots of storage space and are a pain to edit. Now I only use it when I need all that resolution or have a need for some serious cropping.
The 5DSr was and is a great camera but it's definitely not meant to be an every day shooter, unless you're using it in a studio.
Jul 31, 2019 02:40:33 #
rochephoto wrote:
Why would more megapixels mean more camera shake?? I can understand that you might notice camera shake more because you can “zoom” into the image closer but more pix don’t make your camera shake more.
No - but the evidence of any camera shake will be greater.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:02:00 #
dick ranez wrote:
If you view your photos on a monitor or TV screen, it will make little to no difference. If you print your images smaller than 11X14, it will make little or no difference. If you print larger, it may make a difference but you may not notice it. It will make a difference in the processing time, the storage requirements and the general attitude, but it may not. It will give you "bragging" rights if you hang around with other photographers in person or on-line.
Your last sentence sums it up nicely.
Also - the larger the print, usually the greater the viewing distance, which has a lot to do with it. Regardless of what I read on the Hog about viewing distances, I have a 20 x 16 on my lounge wall which looks great at 12' - one of few 20 x 16s I have ever had printed.
Jul 31, 2019 03:18:08 #
charles tabb wrote:
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAY....
I would like to add that also with higher megapixel you will also be a to crop and then enlarge the print with less loss then with lower megapixel cameras .
I would like to add that also with higher megapixel you will also be a to crop and then enlarge the print with less loss then with lower megapixel cameras .
True - provided you are not mixing FFs with Crop sensors for the same FOV pic.
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