Megapixels Don't Mean Mega-Quality |
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| Published by: Publish 09-07-2005 Read Complete Article |
Article Summary
Are megapixel counts really a meaningful measure of a pro camera's quality? Do pro photographers really want more megapixels? I think not. And initial tests of the new kid on the block, Leica's digital back, designed by Imacon, provides evidence confirming my point of view.
"I will take a better looking image over anything else any day," writes commercial photographer Guy Mancuso about the new Leica 10MP product on Rob Galbraith's photo forum. "To me the Leica is much better and what I will start delivering to my clients. All along before I even started this I thought the Canon [1DsII] would kill it. So wrong. That 10 versus 16 megapixels is the biggest joke I have seen. It just did not play out to any major advantage. It is the quality of those meagapixels that count, not the quantity." ....Read Complete Article
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