I know it is, Nathan. I was only play-challenging :-). I really
like using the E-1 and it's only stock photo businesses which make me
want larger file sizes. I have an E-500 which has more megapixels
and which is a light and pleasant camera to use, but I can't help
feeling that my E-1 gives me better overall quality.
Chris
On 8 Jul 2007, at 13:29, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> 5mp is plenty enough. The Canon 1DII I use has 8 mp, but really it
> is no
> big deal. Megapixels are overrated. It is especially unfortunate that
> the compact camera makes are using the megapixel count as the most
> important product attribute to emphasize, and so we get all those
> cameras with fingernail-sized sensors onto which 8 or more megapixels
> have been crammed. As a result, performance at ISO speeds above 200
> suffers from image noise, and anything above 400 is virtually useless.
> It is this issue more than anything else that made me buy the E410, to
> replace the Ricoh GRD as my "go everywhere" camera. The GRD has 8
> megapixels; I am sure it would have been a better camera is it had
> 5 or
> 6 mp instead.
>
> Nathan
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