More Pixels?....... Do We Really Need Them?

[lol geoff]

This is interesting. http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm As a small digital camera owner thinking of upgrading to a digital EOS, so that I can use my now obsolete EOS lenses, after reading this will I be wasting my money?

[Boddie]

Depends what you are using at the mo. If you have point and shoot and you're thinking of a DSLR you will see a big difference

[Fourwings]

If you are thinking of getting an EOS digital SLR then my advice would be to get it.
You will not be disapointed, I have an EOS 20D and its the best camera that I have ever used/owned, the images they can produce are stunning, packed with fine detail and excellent colour replication.

[Beryl]

I had a konica minolta Z6 6mg pixels.I thought this was fantastic. Then I bought a DSLR 6 mg pixels the difference was unbelievable

[glsammy]

Just don't get hung up about the number of pixels..all modern DSLR'S wll produce quality images. The most important part is the lens you use. For close up wildlife, the Sigma 150mm Macro is about as good as it gets.

[eeyore]

Ive just gone from a 6mp 300D to the 8mp 20D and the difference is neglible, however the other features of the camera are better - e.g burst speed and depth, handling, autofocus etc which is why I upgraded, I would agree that there is far more to this game than pixel numbers.

[paulthomas]

I think the megapixel race is about over now. Most DSLRs are settling at around the 8MP range at which they deliver more detail that 35mm film together with much, much better high ISO performance (and at the press of a button too ). There's never been a better time to get a DSLR. Go on, you know you want to

[nightshade]

Forget about the pixels,look at the convenience no waiting for processing!
"Did I get that shot,is it sharp" just look delete if necessary(use caution )
I have a 3 megapixel camers the results are very good, just bought a D70s the results are even better (squared!) Canon have more megapixels than you can shake a stick at,you could probably make duvet(king sized)prints from it!

[RogerTheCat]

When I print my pictures to A4 size I see little difference there i slittle difference in image quality between my 3MP and 6Mp cameras. Where I see the difference is in photoshop, here the larger image size makes a difference expecially when i comes to cropping pictures.

When printing I think most printers only print at max 300 DPI and so once your image gives 300 DPI regardless of what MP camera you have you see no benefit when printing. There was an article in Practical Photography about this a few months ago

[Bushcraft]

My last camera had 4.5MP and now my D200 has 10.2MP. The difference is not that noticable unless the light conditions are bad and then this can be seen if you bump the ISO up. A DSLR does give a much nicer picture but it is to do with more than just pixels. See some of my images http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...imageuser=1873 some were taken with a D200 and others with a Nikon 4500.