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Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?

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Macx

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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?

In reply to s_grins, 3 months ago

s_grins wrote:

The only my worry is increasing size of files, read/write speed of media card and processing engine.

Smaller sensors with higher Px density prove my point.

That is a worry, but processing power and efficiency and storage capability seems to be increasing faster than the megapixels are, but I agree that these things have to match or we get unresponsive and sluggish cameras. Maybe that is what is handicapping some of the Fujifilm-cameras for example; not enough processing power for the otherwise excellent sensors?

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Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Macx	3 months ago	2
More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	Great Bustard	3 months ago	7
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	richarddd	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	Great Bustard	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	richarddd	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	Great Bustard	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	Detail Man	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	richarddd	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	Macx	3 months ago
Re: More pixels result in more resolution and no noise penalty...	John Sheehy	2 months ago	2
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	KenBalbari	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Great Bustard	3 months ago	1
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	KenBalbari	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Great Bustard	3 months ago
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Re: Do you want to be burned at the stake?	boyzo	3 months ago
Re: Do you want to be burned at the stake?	Macx	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	s_grins	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Macx	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	3 months ago	1
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	s_grins	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	3 months ago	1
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago	2
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago	1
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago	2
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	John Sheehy	2 months ago	2
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	bobn2	2 months ago	2
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	KenBalbari	2 months ago
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Macx	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Macx	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Chez Wimpy	2 months ago	2
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	slimandy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Chez Wimpy	2 months ago
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Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	bobn2	2 months ago
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Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	Anders W	2 months ago	1
Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	richarddd	2 months ago
Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	Anders W	2 months ago	1
Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	richarddd	2 months ago
Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	Anders W	2 months ago
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Re: m4/3s becomes diffraction limited at...	richarddd	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	MPA1	3 months ago	4
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	YuriS	3 months ago
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	YuriS	3 months ago
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	jim stirling	3 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Anders W	2 months ago	1
+1	Great Bustard	2 months ago	1
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Dr_Jon	2 months ago
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	toporossa	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Macx	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	Detail Man	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	John Sheehy	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	John Sheehy	2 months ago	3
Use a legacy lens if diffraction is a worry !	rrr_hhh	2 months ago
Re: Use a legacy lens if diffraction is a worry !	Anders W	2 months ago
Diffraction limited means only aperture and pixel pitch determine maximum resolution.	Sanpaku	2 months ago
Re: Diffraction limited means only aperture and pixel pitch determine maximum resolution.	bobn2	2 months ago	2
Re: Diffraction limited means only aperture and pixel pitch determine maximum resolution.	John Sheehy	2 months ago	1
Re: Diffraction limited means only aperture and pixel pitch determine maximum resolution.	bobn2	2 months ago
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Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	jim stirling	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	reinish	2 months ago
Re: Is diffraction an increasing worry? Or, what's wrong with more megapixels?	reinish	2 months ago
More resolution = more noise	Chris Noble	2 months ago

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