In the realm of insane megapixels: Canon introduces 50MP 5Ds

[thewayne]

For less than $4,000 you can get an absolutely crazy amount of megapixels, and still have less dynamic range than a Nikon D800.

This doesn't make sense to me. I'd be perfectly happy with 20-30 MP and increased dynamic range. It'll be interesting to see how these work out in the field, and how it steers the market.

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/canon-blasts-50-megapixel-full-frame-dslr-brand-new-flagship-rebels/

Comments

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

If it's not infinity pixels I'm not interested.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

The highest pixel count that I've heard of, short of a satellite, was a guy who strapped a USB-powered flatbed scanner to the back of a 8x10 view camera. My understanding was that it produced over 200 MP B&W but it took some 5-10 seconds per exposure for the scan bar to move across the platen.

I really want to do this some day.

Though considering some of the cameras that they've developed that theoretically allow you to recompose the shot after exposure, that's pretty close to infinity.