24 MP from an entry level DSLR

Midwest wrote:

I don't know that more or less megapixels would be better for an entry level user, but more is not likely to make them a better photographer when they are just starting to learn. A newbie who feels they must have more more more megapixels when they don't know how to take really good shots yet is misguided and putting the onus all on the camera when they themselves need to also be up to the task.

I agree, there is no reason Canon will dump the APS-C sensor size in their Rebel series. It is their 'entry level' line, excellent as it is, and the APS-C sensor is no slouch at all.

I often see people who want more / better / faster / bigger / later / greater and their galleries only have shots of backyard flowers and their cat. Hard to see what they feel they need such technical greatness for.

Well, I'm off to buy a Steinway Grand Piano for $125,000 so I can play chopsticks. It's a new model with a new design that will really sound great - it even has more keys!

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Do people really spend $700 on a camera so they can take a picture of a squirrel or a duck?