Jono - always the gentleman ;>
I agree on the NEED for denser sensors. At say 12-17MP there are more than enough MPs for 90% of DSLRs users to ever need - especially with the ongoing state of uprezzing software. Not to mention the current sad (but improving with N and S) state of affair re: glass for these sensors.
I'll let pro MFDB shooters comment of what is realistically required for the fashion/double-spread, etc industry.
C, N or S would be far better off getting rid of the #$%^&* AA filters to get the per pixel IQ up vs. firing up the sensors fabs every upgrade season. A D4/800, D4x, 1DS4, Sony A990 hist the market with 12-24MP but no AA filter or an AA filter in name only and me, and a lot of other folks will be in hog heaven - and avoiding moving to MF.
Using R, ZF, ZE, CV or MF glass via adapters aside; if the Sony/Zeiss relationship flourishes, Nikon continues it's lens revamp and Canon eventually gets off it's *** glass-wise, that higher per-pixel IQ would translate into vastly better enlargements if needed. In your case. Imagine a A990 with say D3x ISO quality, no AA filter and an expanded range of Zeiss glass....
That said, what makes logical sense isn't, in this case, what people, in both the DSLR and MFDB markets want and will obviously pay very dear for. Some % of shooters could always use more, especially with T&S gear or tech frames, but they aren't the 'norm'.
I agree on the NEED for denser sensors. At say 12-17MP there are more than enough MPs for 90% of DSLRs users to ever need - especially with the ongoing state of uprezzing software. Not to mention the current sad (but improving with N and S) state of affair re: glass for these sensors.
I'll let pro MFDB shooters comment of what is realistically required for the fashion/double-spread, etc industry.
C, N or S would be far better off getting rid of the #$%^&* AA filters to get the per pixel IQ up vs. firing up the sensors fabs every upgrade season. A D4/800, D4x, 1DS4, Sony A990 hist the market with 12-24MP but no AA filter or an AA filter in name only and me, and a lot of other folks will be in hog heaven - and avoiding moving to MF.
Using R, ZF, ZE, CV or MF glass via adapters aside; if the Sony/Zeiss relationship flourishes, Nikon continues it's lens revamp and Canon eventually gets off it's *** glass-wise, that higher per-pixel IQ would translate into vastly better enlargements if needed. In your case. Imagine a A990 with say D3x ISO quality, no AA filter and an expanded range of Zeiss glass....
That said, what makes logical sense isn't, in this case, what people, in both the DSLR and MFDB markets want and will obviously pay very dear for. Some % of shooters could always use more, especially with T&S gear or tech frames, but they aren't the 'norm'.
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