Great story! Cheers, Christine
On May 18, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: > On 18 May 2012 11:19, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I think that we are seeing such a snapping point right now with the >> Nikon D800E. People are being affected by a combination of where the >> technology is going, a need to upgrade, and a dissatisfaction with how >> fast their present brand is letting them do that. > > Let me tell you a story, my friend. Last Sunday I ran into a chap > carrying a Nikon D800E. We chatted a bit, I gave him my photography > card, and I asked him why he bought the D800E, because my blog > partner, who shoots weddings with a D700, was annoyed that the new > Nikon had so many pixels. With a straight face, and the air of someone > who is imparting great knowledge, this guy said to me: > > "Resolution is what truly matters; it's what makes this camera a GREAT > camera." > > I asked him what he photographed, he replied "I work at that print > shop around the corner; we do all the menus for the Chinese > restaurants in the area and I shot dishes for them to put in their > menus." > > These photos are no more than an inch on the long side. > > True story. > > Now, why do I think the MP race continues? It's not the Marketing > Dept, it's the Engineering Dept. If let loose, those engineers will > try to make stuff smaller, faster, and any -er they can think of...as > long as it's a measurable quantity. It's in the nature of Engineers to > be like this. > > Not that the Marketing Dept don't have any blame, because they're > probably rubbing their hands gleefuly and giggling like little girls > at their first prom thinking how easy their job is because all they > need to do is print "New, better, improved, MORE MEGAPIXELS!" on the > new camera's box and call it a day. > > I have more ideas and opinions, but I'll shut up now. > > > —M. > > \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
