Nikon will not go to full frame...

John A. Stovall wrote:
Well Nikon has just turned the high end pro market over to Canon.

"Nikon Denies Possibility of Making 35mm Full-Frame Sensor
Industry watchers have been discussing if Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan,
will come out with a 35mm full-size image sensor in pro-oriented
digital SLR. A Nikon top official denied the possibility of making new
full-size sensors, Photo Trade Express reports.


Or, they could have been looking at historical trends over the last 100
or so years. Every time there is a major change in image capture
technology, the image size has also decreased. When they changed from
glass plates to roll-film, big decrease. Why didn't everybody use medium
format film 30 years ago? Because 35mm was good enough for most
purposes. You don't need a full-frame 35mm digital sensor because an
APS-C or 4/3 is good enough. Some people don't understand the concepts
of good enough vs costs too much.

Brion K. Lienhart wrote:

format film 30 years ago? Because 35mm was good enough for most
purposes. You don't need a full-frame 35mm digital sensor because an
APS-C or 4/3 is good enough. Some people don't understand the concepts
of good enough vs costs too much.

Yes, for most purposes the smaller sensors are good enough, and they are
cheaper.

The debate really centers around the small segment of professional
photographers that require both high resolution and low noise at high
ISO. At this point in time, the only way to achieve this is with larger
pixels. The only way to have larger pixels and higher resolution is with
larger sensors. Whether it's 36x24, 29x19, 30x20, whatever, is
immaterial. If Nikon came out with something even halfway between 24x16
and 36x24, and was able to achieve sufficiently low noise at high ISO,
then they could play in the high end segment. They could even claim that
it's an advantage, because you're not shooting through the outer area of
the lens.

The volumes are so low in the high-end, that maybe there's only really
room for one player.

"Brion K. Lienhart" wrote in message
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John A. Stovall wrote:
Well Nikon has just turned the high end pro market over to Canon.

"Nikon Denies Possibility of Making 35mm Full-Frame Sensor
Industry watchers have been discussing if Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan,
will come out with a 35mm full-size image sensor in pro-oriented
digital SLR. A Nikon top official denied the possibility of making new
full-size sensors, Photo Trade Express reports.


Or, they could have been looking at historical trends over the last 100 or
so years. Every time there is a major change in image capture technology,
the image size has also decreased. When they changed from glass plates to
roll-film, big decrease. Why didn't everybody use medium format film 30
years ago? Because 35mm was good enough for most purposes. You don't need
a full-frame 35mm digital sensor because an APS-C or 4/3 is good enough.
Some people don't understand the concepts of good enough vs costs too
much.

What's good enough for you may not be good enough for me, or for several
other people. One of the problems with this world is people's willingness
to accept "good enough," or to go along with a service provider's idea of
"good enough," even if it isn't.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com