Guy,
Partly, those scenarios are our fault for not properly educating and managing the client and trying to control the image use. Since that is a lot more of a losing battle than we may like, our one option is to deliver images that are able to hold up under multi-purposing, and that is where MF really does shine. Not everything is going to be able to be shot that way for sure, but knowing that a client has a propensity to do this kind of thing is a good signal to shoot more deliberately with MF and charge them accordingly. That works out better for everybody.
So, getting back to the topic, it really is important to know what you want to do, and pick a back/system that will best accommodate those needs. While there may be some difference between a 22MP and a 31, 33 or 39MP back, any of them will give you a lot more multi-purpose use options than the DSLRs. They cannot do everything, but they can deliver so much more when they are put to use. For the "grip and grin" awards shots at meetings and stuff that go into a house magazine at small size, the DSLR or M8 is more than enough. For most other product shots, portraits, architecture and stuff like that, where they may become wallpaper or billboards, not worth fighting with the smaller files.
LJ
Partly, those scenarios are our fault for not properly educating and managing the client and trying to control the image use. Since that is a lot more of a losing battle than we may like, our one option is to deliver images that are able to hold up under multi-purposing, and that is where MF really does shine. Not everything is going to be able to be shot that way for sure, but knowing that a client has a propensity to do this kind of thing is a good signal to shoot more deliberately with MF and charge them accordingly. That works out better for everybody.
So, getting back to the topic, it really is important to know what you want to do, and pick a back/system that will best accommodate those needs. While there may be some difference between a 22MP and a 31, 33 or 39MP back, any of them will give you a lot more multi-purpose use options than the DSLRs. They cannot do everything, but they can deliver so much more when they are put to use. For the "grip and grin" awards shots at meetings and stuff that go into a house magazine at small size, the DSLR or M8 is more than enough. For most other product shots, portraits, architecture and stuff like that, where they may become wallpaper or billboards, not worth fighting with the smaller files.
LJ