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Re: 1Ds Mk III prediction (was new canons)

2005-08-25 by paulvtt

OK, thanks, now I understand. It will be interesting and maybe 
expensive to see what they do.

PV

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, claudej1@a... 
wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 8/23/2005 8:51:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com writes:
> 
> Please  explain further the last paragraph of your message. I 
don't 
> understand  what you are saying there. A 1Ds full frame 24 
megapixel 
> equal to the  20D?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> PV
> 
> 
> 
> I'm just saying that if Canon were to take the amazing performance 
of the  
> 20d's electronics, maintain the same well site pitch, and make a 
full frame chip 
>  with it, they would have a 24 Megapixel Super-Baaaaad Big Dog SLR 
that they  
> could advertise as having more pixels than the more expensive 
Medium Format  
> backs.
>  
> Since the average resolution of premium Canon glass is 20-100% 
higher than  
> medium format glass, they would compare favorably with the MF 
backs/MF cameras  
> costing much more so a jump from 16 Megapixels to 24 is entirely 
feasible  
> RIGHT NOW if they want to do it.
>  
> But it's all words on my part not theirs.
>  
> Claude
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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