Re: Olympus SLR boss says 12 MP is enough

David J. Littleboy wrote:
"David J Taylor"
<david-taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alfred Molon wrote:
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Smaller sensors allow that. Not everybody wants to lug around a huge
and heavy full-frame DSLR. Volume and weight of lenses go up with
the cube of the (linear) sensor size.

I used to think that about the volume and weight relationship to
sensor size, but it simply isn't reflected in reality (at least in
the 16 - 300mm range of lenses I use).

You wouldn't be thinking about the 35-100/2.0, would you? The
equivalent lens on FF is the 70-200/4.0 (this gives the same IQ
(photon shot noise) and DoF). But the Oly lens is twice the weight
and twice the price. Oops.

Oops, indeed!

David
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