At 07:27 PM 21/02/2006, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>Based on an interview with a Japanese Oly executive I read some time ago
>(sorry, I didn't save the URL) I read between his lines and came to the
>conclusion that PMA will see an announcement (but no actual hardware)
>for delivery sometime later this year. Just as with the E-330 they've
>been waiting on the right sensor. I think 8MP will be enough (witness
>the new 30D) but if it doesn't have noise performance close to the Canon
>(within 1 stop) I think they'll be dead meat.
Yep. On that day I'll probably be getting either the 20/30D or the
5D, unless Olympus has slain their image-quality demons.
> I found it very
>interesting that Canon didn't go above 8MP on the 30D. Good low noise
>sensors are their strong point and I think they must not be able to
>maintain the 20D's performance above 8MP. It could also be that they've
>been waiting for Canon to show their hand. Is the megapixel race
>finally over?
No, but it may finally be rationalizing. Keep the quality in
lockstep with the increase in Mpix, perhaps, or even improve
quality. Who knows?
Garth
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