Digital BW, The Print

Good points CD..
What is good about this thread is that everybody has their thinking cap on.. and many seem a bit nervous about a jump of this size..
So a few thoughts of my own..

Getting a camera with 36 MP doesn't make sense if you don't use it ALL. 
If this had a smaller sensor I wouldn't touch this camera with a 10 foot pole.. I'm honestly nervous about the ability of a lens to resolve this level of information..
I have used medium format cameras with this level of capture ..but their typically not CMOS sensors.. and a much larger sensor..
I have a feeling that 36MP will put new meaning to the sweet spot in a lens.
I just noticed it does in camera HDR ..I thought that was interesting.
The way I use the shutter ...new meaning to file storage will have to be a real focus..
Sitting back....  I really don't need that level of capture for much of what I do.. I sure hope this works out in the studio or I'm gonna be pissed..
Maybe not the best choice for doing Pano's.. unless you have a Cray.. :-)

jimbo


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cdtobie 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: The megapixel issue - "again" and other issues


    
  >>> 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.

  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. 

  C. David Tobie
  Global Product Technology Manager
  Imaging Color Solutions
  Datacolor inc. 
  cdtobie@...
  www.datacolor.com

  On Mar 10, 2012, at 12:05 PM, "Don" <donsbryant@...> wrote:

  > > 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.


  

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