Digital BW, The Print

If your'e looking size and usable MP you should check out the Pentax K5. With some of the prime pancake lenses it is quite compact if not pocketable and has very good anti shake with every lens attached.
David

  
On Mar 11, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Mel wrote:

> To get back to my original issue where size matters and James reply, I am comming to the conclusion that maybe I'm get too hung up about pushing the Mp issue and just maybe 16Mp is enough for my purposes.
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> The P7000 is just physically small enough to be pocketable, it has an anti shake facility and capable of macro, although the very basic VF leaves a lot to be desired (not WYSWYG and no shooting info like the EVF of the NEX-7).
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> The Sony NEX-7, with the 18-200 lens has the disadvantage of not being pocketable with the lens attached and it does not have the facility of macro photography with out an extra lens. Its advantage over the P7000 is a "better" lens, EVF and ?more pixels?
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> I will also look at the Olympus OM-D 16 Mp. It has a slightly larger body than the P7000. It probably sports a better anti shake feature, built into the body, than the Nex-7, which has this built into the lens. Not sure about the lens macro capabilities though. 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "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. 
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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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> > Don Bryant
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