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From: Bob Larter on 25 Nov 2009 10:57
Reality wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:22:28 +0000, Glen <glennever(a)tiscali.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:09:16 -0800 (PST), Rich <rander3127(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote this:
>>
>>> On Nov 21, 4:34 am, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> What's your forecast of the pixel count level in five years
>>>>
>>>> 1. of a compact camera (we've reached 15MP)
>>>> 2. APS-C DLSR (current level: 18MP)
>>>> 3. "full frame" DLSR (current level: 24MP)
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't expect too much increase in the compact sector, but APS-C and
>>>> especially full frame DSLRs should still increase a lot. Maybe we'll be
>>>> at 25-30MP with APS-C and 40MP with full frame DSLRs.
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Alfred Molon
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum athttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/http://myolympus.org/photo sharing site
>>> I think not much more. Reason being that even if they develop sensor
>>> technologies to suppress noise sufficiently to permit more megapixels,
>>> the lens quality needed to support the sensors to get more resolution
>>> will be too expensive for the cameras.
>> Unless they are made of........plastic!!!
>> .
>
> Plastic lens elements can be easily configured for less CA, more complex
> geometries, etc. Plastic lenses can easily out perform the most exotic
> fluorite designs.

LOL.

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From: Bob Larter is Lionel Lauer - Look it up. on 25 Nov 2009 10:02
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:57:25 +1000, Bob Larter <bobbylarter(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Reality wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:22:28 +0000, Glen <glennever(a)tiscali.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:09:16 -0800 (PST), Rich <rander3127(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote this:
>>>
>>>> On Nov 21, 4:34 am, Alfred Molon <alfred_mo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> What's your forecast of the pixel count level in five years
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. of a compact camera (we've reached 15MP)
>>>>> 2. APS-C DLSR (current level: 18MP)
>>>>> 3. "full frame" DLSR (current level: 24MP)
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't expect too much increase in the compact sector, but APS-C and
>>>>> especially full frame DSLRs should still increase a lot. Maybe we'll be
>>>>> at 25-30MP with APS-C and 40MP with full frame DSLRs.
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Alfred Molon
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum athttp://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/http://myolympus.org/photo sharing site
>>>> I think not much more. Reason being that even if they develop sensor
>>>> technologies to suppress noise sufficiently to permit more megapixels,
>>>> the lens quality needed to support the sensors to get more resolution
>>>> will be too expensive for the cameras.
>>> Unless they are made of........plastic!!!
>>> .
>>
>> Plastic lens elements can be easily configured for less CA, more complex
>> geometries, etc. Plastic lenses can easily out perform the most exotic
>> fluorite designs.
>
>LOL.


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