Digital BW, The Print

David

Yes, perhaps that's another point to consider, although that's a different issue to cropping the larger image and keeping the same ppi with the cropped image, wouldn't you agree.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> >>> I am struggling with this issue also. I have pre-ordered the 36MP Nikon but am re-considering the need. Generally speaking it is a straight line function of 3 to translate the MP number to PSD size. So 36 goes to 108Mb 8 bit and 216Mb 16 bit. 
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> >I haven't examined all of the specs of this camera, but perhaps it's possible to capture in smaller RAW modes and using the full RAW size when needed.
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> That misses one of the point:; putting in more pixels, then throwing away some of them loses the dynamic range that not increasing the pixel count, and using all the light that hits the sensor allows. 
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> C. David Tobie
> Global Product Technology Manager
> Imaging Color Solutions
> Datacolor inc. 
> cdtobie@...
> www.datacolor.com
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> On Mar 10, 2012, at 12:05 PM, "Don" <donsbryant@...> wrote:
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> > > I am struggling with this issue also. I have pre-ordered the 36MP Nikon but am re-considering the need. Generally speaking it is a straight line function of 3 to translate the MP number to PSD size. So 36 goes to 108Mb 8 bit and 216Mb 16 bit. 
> > >
> > 
> > I haven't examined all of the specs of this camera, but perhaps it's possible to capture in smaller RAW modes and using the full RAW size when needed.
>