At 11:06 PM 6/29/2003 -0400, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
Yes, as you say, it would be possible to produce a very high resolution
sensor today. And perhaps tomorrow it will be sufficiently sensitive,
etc. to justify the density. But the question wasn't about the
sensor. The question is whether the 4/3 lenses of today will be built to
the resolution requirements of that 31 (or whatever) megapixel sensor so
they don't have to be replaced again in 3-5 years. If the theoretical
resolution of a 4/3 lens is 2 microns what is the practical resolution for
today's glass and manufacturing processes?
...
Ahem, BIG reality check here. If 900f the picture taking public are happy
with P&S and disposables, AND most PROs are now oogling the 1Ds with mere
11 MP, how many people would be interested in making 30"x50" (or whatever,
a random # here) blowup of their dog wearing funny sunglasses pictures
requiring the use of the 31 or whatever MP sensor? Even Moore's law has a
limit on how FAST the data gets transferred between the CCD and the write
medium :-), let along the storage etc.
Guess what the hottest selling cameras in Japan right now? - Crappy 1 MP
phone cam. Imagine that.
I hope the sensor/camera companies would research less noise, better
D-range, high ISO performance next, and not worry too much about 20MP, or
30MP chips....
// richard <http://www.imagecraft.com>
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