You’ve listed two reasons yourself as to why someone might need it. That ain’t good enough?All right let me rephrase it even though I wasn’t putting words in your mouth, what is 50mp needed for if not for print?
I see two caveats, enough to crop for aspect ratio changes and leveling horizons etc, and the focal length limited scenario where ‘pixels on duck’ does make a difference.
I didn’t say people didn’t need it, I asked what they think it is needed for. You know from my posting history I have repeatedly said people don’t need a reason to want or use something, just feeling good about something is plenty good enough justification were any needed. I’m just interested in why people think they need it. Personally I believe it is good marketing that has convinced the majority of buyers that ‘more is better’ and I haven’t seen much in the way of practical uses to change that thinking.
You mention screens that can’t resolve. Well, what a man has today isn’t, probably, what he’ll have in 10 years. In the mean time, those photos won’t look worse on what he has now, and they’ll look fantastic on what he’s got years from now. So I really do not understand your thinking. Most of us out here have to make choices on how we spend our money over time. We don’t go out and overhaul our whole home electronics kit all at once. So we look ahead towards what we might have 5, 10 years from now. What little video I’ve shot on my R looks great on my 1080p television. Should I have looked for a used 70D because my tv can’t resolve 4K? No! Because in the next year or two I will have a 4K tv. So, if I were in the market for a 50+ megapixel camera… should I base the decision to buy it or not on what I have now or on what I might have to watch video 10+ years from now when I want to reminisce? There.
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