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Ruin · 11-16-2011, 01:33 PM

One thing that concerns me... 18MP?

The MP Myth

Camera sensors can only handle so much. After a point, too many MPs actually degrade the quality of your photos.

I'm just over my acceptable limit at 12MP on my D300s (I try to cap it at around 10MP), but there were some features that outweighed possible degradation.

There's a lot of reading on this info. If you're going to drop a pretty penny on a camera, get one that you know you'll be happy with.

Oh, and buy a Nikon.

ETA:

OH, and while it is commonly accepted that glass is more important than body... that's not necessarily true. A great lens is worthless without a great sensor to receive it. So don't assume that you can take a hit on the body and make up for it in the lens. The two MUST work together. It's as simple as being as strong as the weakest link. It doesn't matter if a I have a 1200HP engine if my transmission can only handle 400HP.

11-16-2011, 01:33 PM	#6
Ruin ...soon Drives: 1969 Corvette & 2010 Mazda 3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Western, NC Posts: 270	One thing that concerns me... 18MP? The MP Myth Camera sensors can only handle so much. After a point, too many MPs actually degrade the quality of your photos. I'm just over my acceptable limit at 12MP on my D300s (I try to cap it at around 10MP), but there were some features that outweighed possible degradation. There's a lot of reading on this info. If you're going to drop a pretty penny on a camera, get one that you know you'll be happy with. Oh, and buy a Nikon. ETA: OH, and while it is commonly accepted that glass is more important than body... that's not necessarily true. A great lens is worthless without a great sensor to receive it. So don't assume that you can take a hit on the body and make up for it in the lens. The two MUST work together. It's as simple as being as strong as the weakest link. It doesn't matter if a I have a 1200HP engine if my transmission can only handle 400HP. __________________ Last edited by Ruin; 11-16-2011 at 01:35 PM. Reason: Forgot...