Re: Full Frame Canon DSLR?

[This followup was posted to alt.photography and a copy was sent to the
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In article <6JmdnY4YppAoRL3TnZ2dnUVZ_o6dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Cybnorm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...

Charles E Hardwidge wrote:

I'm still waiting for an explanation of why FF cameras are so
expensive especially after the market has increased so much.

Cameras are computers with a lens connected to them. A bigger sensor
requires faster, more expensive processors, more and faster RAM. A
larger sensor scales up everything.

Only if it has more pixels. Some of the larger sensors just use larger
pixels, for better sensitivity and lower noise.

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