Journal Com2Kid's Journal: The reason for High Megapixel Digicams 5
It is not that all that resolution is NEEDED per say to actualy PRINT the image, but rather it is that a quarter of it is going to get thrown away in Photoshop though cropping, half of that is going to be nuked through various post proccessing, and what IS left should be about enough to make a darned good print from.
Unless of course the source image is from a 2.something megapixel POS.
bleck.
eyes are a pain to do.
Have any recommendations for non-POS's? (Score:1)
Re:Have any recommendations for non-POS's? (Score:1)
*G*
Seriously though, get something with a good lens on it.
A gazzilion megapixel rating becomes compleatly useless unless you have a good lens on it. Now by good I do not neccisarily mean more than the cost of the Camera itself, but you want SOME type of lens. Generaly those flat bodied cameras give about as sharp of a picture as you get from a cheap consumer 35mm camera. If that is OK with you, then feel free to save some money in this area.
Re:Have any recommendations for non-POS's? (Score:2)
Resolution is mostly a function of intended use.
Currently I have a Canon Pro90IS. It is only 2.6 megapixel but it is more than enough for my needs.
Eventually I'll probably get a Canon D-SLR (I have a couple Canon film cameras and lenses) and something to fit in a pocket like a S50 or S400.
For DSLR lenses you really can't beat primes for resolution and clarity. Any decent zoom will give fairly good images as well, but avoid the crap $100 zoom lenses.
In the Canon line any of the L series
Re:Have any recommendations for non-POS's? (Score:1)
Speak for yourself (Score:1)