> > From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/06/30 Thu PM 12:17:06 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT Why the full size solid-state imaging sensor will be a pipe > > mike wilson wrote: > >> "My personal testing (to be published soon) shows that a 5MP sensor > >> with dedicated optics can match the performance of a 35mm negative > >> of superb quality coupled to a lens of equally superb quality." > > > > To do what, though? Produce prints up to a certain size, arguably. > > You can do that with an even smaller sensor, although the print size > > will change. The statement is meaningless. > > I don't understand the importance of print size. If the two systems > capture the same amount of information about a scene, then they will > produce prints of the same quality at any size. I don't think the > statement is meaningless.
It's meaningless in that it is a blanket statement covering all performance aspects. It is therefore wrong. All I have to do is put in film of less than 100/200ASA and the sensor cannot match the performance. As in the quoted statement, I'm not going to tell you what performance I'm measuring so you can't argue with me. 8-) mike ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
