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Subject: [Leica] Theoretical mp limit?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:43:17 -0500
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Couldn't we have 36x36 sensors with our current lenses to increase useful mp?

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> On Oct 22, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I guess I'm also asking about pixel density limits (eg per cm2) without
> regard to sensor size.
> 
> -Lew Schwartz
>> On Oct 22, 2013 3:07 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>> 
>> I think there will be a limit on what is useful to fit on a 24mm x 36mm
>> sensor. 36MP already means that diffraction starts about f9, lenses need 
>> to
>> be very good (why Zeiss and Nikon are releasing new more expensive lenses)
>> and technique needs to be very good to get the best out. I have seen a
>> couple of people claim that the 24MP M and Sony RX1 give better (sharper?)
>> results than the D800E.
>> 
>> Finally who needs more MP on a 'small' sensor? 24MP upwards will make a
>> decent sized print, if you are often making very large prints then, as in
>> the film days, a larger sensor will be the way to go....
>> 
>> john
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> Anyone know if there's a limit to the mp count for a full frame sensor?
>> 36
>>> for the new A7R is very impressive. Are there any gotcha's re image
>> quality
>>> vs count, ie is there a count above which quality won't improve?
>>> 
>>> -Lew Schwartz
>> 
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