Excellent article. I too more pixels after reading the article, then again i guess it depends what and how i use my photos. At this stage my photography would be more inclined to the "Pixels Don't Matter" theory. But because of growth & experimenting my photography seems to change periodically so i'll stick with more pixels to be on the safe side.
Why Megapixels Don’t Matter
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2012
…"Or do they? Camera manufacturers today — especially consumer camera manufacturers — have created sensors that keep growing the megapixel count on each chip year after year, meeting consumers’ general expectations for a higher number of ‘MP’ with every subsequent refresh. But what do these numbers really mean? Do you need all of those pixels?"
Personally for me i do...but thats me, read up here to see if you can stop the obsession or fuel it. http://fstoppers.com/why-megapixels-dont-matter
Article by Adam Ottkel
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Lebogang Ditibane
I feel im at a stage where they dont matter, all that matters is the story that I'm still finding ways to tell.
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Jeff Rikhotso
I shoot a lot of fashion, color and pixels are everything, esp since editing and retouching diminishes/reduces the picture quality.
So pixels are welcome, anyone care to buy me a hasselblad? Its only around R300 000.00
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Diaan
Megapixels... bah humbug. Real photographers shoot on film. ;)
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Uno
@Jeff: I wish those guys at Hasselblad could make prettier cameras, those things are offensive to people with any glimpses of a design aesthetic sensibility... they've got great technology though...
@Diaan: What is a "Real" photographer?
As for the whole megapixel discussion and the article I feel that most camera manufacturers are still trying too hard to make digital cameras too tied to the film camera technology and mindset and haven't explored enought the potential of new ways in photography.
I think this happens because it still sells very well, probably because cramming a camera with megapixels is the no brainer and cheapest way of coming up with new camera models every year so that people run to the shops to impress their friends with 2 extra megapixels...
I love film and I love digital and I don't think they should be compared, they're two different mediums and as such they should be left alone to follow their own paths. Choosing one over the other shouldn't make it more or less real.
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Diaan
Uno, that was a joke, hence the ;).
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