Alamy's requirement for digital images is a 'pro' level camera with a
true (non-interpolated) resolution of at least 6 megapixels. They
then want the image interpolated to 48Mb using something like PS CS/
CS2 or Genuine Fractals. They do say that whatever method is used
they will QC assess all images on their merits, regardless of the
method used, so maybe with high quality pixels you could still be
fine using the e1.
James
>>> 10mp today what will it be in two years? I am guessing it will
>>> be more.
>>>
>> Possible, but yet again, the "standard" of which things are
>> compared to is a 50MP 35mm scan. 10MP is there with just a bare
>> hint of interpolation. Furthermore, if you look at the
>> Luminous-Landscape megapixel camera shootout, the lowly 5D held
>> it's own very nicely against 20+ MP medium-format cameras. It's
>> no longer about the sensor, but about the lenses.
>>
> I don't believe stock requirements will just keep going up. Above a
> certain point, there just aren't uses for which the extra
> resolution is
> needed. And the storage space required just shoots up.
>
> There was a drop in requirements for the other advantages of digital,
> and now it will go back to about where it was. 4000 dpi scans of 35 mm
> film are about 21 mp. And at 16 bit depth are about 120 mb. I don't
> think they capture as much detail as 12 mp images from the 5D,
> although
> part of that is the grain. The other thing I keep mentioning is that
> later pixels are sharper and resolve more detail than earlier pixels.
>
> You can make a 50mp scan of 35mm film, but do you get any more detail
> than with half that? I don't think so with films people actually
> use for
> stock work. I'd be surprised if the requirement for stock goes over 12
> mp, maybe 16 in a few years.
>
> Moose
>
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