High Resolution Or Low Light Performance?

[Batdude]

Guys, there is no way the 40MP sensor is going to do miracles when it comes to high ISO performance. Is just physics. Is the XH2S doing miracles at 26MP? No, so why are some already guessing that the 40MP is going to have "improved" high ISO performance?

So in reality, who needs what? Do you need a lot of resolution to make prints of the size of the empire state building or for cropping birds heavily, or high ISO performance? You can't get both.

It looks like the trend is resolution, and this seems to keep going and going. I'm looking at the images from the 26MP sensor and darn it man, I don't need more than that. I actually need a sensor with top notch low light performance. I don't need more than 20MP that's the truth.

I wonder what Fuji is going to do with the XT5 and so forth but it looks like the camera industry has brain washed many making them think they "must have" that high resolution sensor. So the question to me is will Fuji ever make a low light top of the line low light performer? What's up with that?

And don't tell me there is software for that. I have no desire to add more extra steps and time wasted to my existing workflow which is in fact already time consuming. Some things are just starting not to make any sense sorry.

 

[robert1955]

Real simple, a lower resolution sensor will not give you better image quality. If you need better high ISO performance, you need a camera with a larger sensor. There is no impending technology that will make a future crop sensor perform like current full frame sensor.

Future stacked sensor 2.0 tech - 2-Layer Transistor Pixel will improve DR and reduce noise.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66316051

Apparently you missed the part in the video where they state the technology was developed for use in smartphones.

The article mentioned "It will be fascinating to see when Sony's new 2-Layer Transistor Pixel stacked image sensor makes its way into consumer products and what sort of performance it offers. And as always, we can't wait to see what's next for Sony's full-frame Alpha cameras."

The full quote:

''While new information was somewhat light in the Sony Semiconductor Solutions video, it's always interesting to hear from some of the enthusiastic and passionate engineers behind the latest and greatest in image sensor technology. It will be fascinating to see when Sony's new 2-Layer Transistor Pixel stacked image sensor makes its way into consumer products and what sort of performance it offers. And as always, we can't wait to see what's next for Sony's full-frame Alpha cameras.''

The bolding above was yours. And the last sentence does not logically or necessarily follow from the one before that. And I'd say it is not only a matter of 'when', but more of 'as, if and when' this development will trickle down to the bigger sensors in ILC