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Originally posted by mtbakerskier
Actually this isnt really true. and if you read my other posts, the 1ds and the new version of it will be a full frame sensor, wich is larger than anything nikon minolta or olympus have ever manufactued. as far as resolution goes for a 8x10 print 3.2mp will give the same resolution as a traditional print made from film. a 20x30 would need 18mp. As far as color goes 6mp per color chanel is bs, and the thoery that you need 18mp for the same color info as film is also bs. mega pixles only determine the cameras resolution, as far as color details goes, it depends on the bit depth of each pixel. Most digis have a bit depth of only 8 wich provides ok color, the newer cmeras have a bit depth of 16, while film is around 32. But color depth realy isnt a hudge concern, photoshop could not even work with color depths greater than 8 until CS came out and now its limited to a color depth of 16
By 18MP I was suggesting a 6MP sensor PER colour, which I've read (though, as you say, it could be bullshit) gives a similar resolution/colour to that obtainable by film. As for sensor size, up to now the Nikon has been one of the largest, whereas the chip used in the Minolta at 8MP has been small, giving high noise. So I think the camera I was suggesting would be one with a 6MP sensor for each colour, with a colour depth of 32-bit ppx, apparently giving film quality. The resolution IS important to the processing, along with colour depth, as not only is there greater information per pixel, but there are also more pixels to be edited over a given area - though this probably wouldn't be noticeable, I suppose, in a print - of course depending on size.