High Megapixel DLSR a niche market?

[JohnDizzo15]

I don't quite understand why I continually allow myself to read these threads

i ask myself why i frequent these gear focused websites at all.
most discussions circle around the same lame topics or "what shall i do" questions.

still i come back....

I suppose we are in the same boat.

 

[Halfrack]

When we judge sharpness of a digital image, we immediately go to 100% and see what an image looks like. I can with absolute certainty, that a large number of shooters who think they have great glass and shooting technique will not have a great experience. The D800/D800e demands the most of both glass and shooter to get a 'sharp' image, so to go to a higher resolution without having answers, you're asking for upset customers. This is the reason I think there is rumors around a Canon MF - that to push the resolution that high, and to put a 20 year old EF lens in front of it, it's most likely going to suck. Element slightly out of alignment - it's going to show.

I love MF - Phase One certified, and have a H4D-50. I would prefer that Canon do a retro styled high megapixel / high DR fixed lens as a starter, since they can control all pieces in one package - ala x100s. Once they can show the world how amazing it looks they can put the same sensor into a DSLR, be it 35mm or MF.

 

[Pi]

The D800/D800e demands the most of both glass and shooter to get a 'sharp' image, [...]

No more or less than getting a sharp image with a 16mp crop camera and an FF lens.

 

[AcutancePhotography]

I don't quite understand why I continually allow myself to read these threads

i ask myself why i frequent these gear focused websites at all.
most discussions circle around the same lame topics or "what shall i do" questions.

still i come back....

And yet some have the nerve to claim that "its not the equipment, its the photographer!" LoL How many threads are on this forum that address technique as compared to the number of threads about gear?

 

[AmbientLight]

I don't quite understand why I continually allow myself to read these threads

i ask myself why i frequent these gear focused websites at all.
most discussions circle around the same lame topics or "what shall i do" questions.

still i come back....

And yet some have the nerve to claim that "its not the equipment, its the photographer!" LoL How many threads are on this forum that address technique as compared to the number of threads about gear?

Curiously I do really like reading about photographic techniques. I believe that this is the area, where we can learn most from others. What's to learn about owning a 1D-X? You either have the money or you don't.