The move back to 2 Mega Pixel cameras

I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.


John

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popular. As a matter of fact, the polls said just the opposite. But
leadership isn't about polls. It's about making decisions you think are
right and then standing behind those decisions.
That's why America is safer with George W. Bush as president" (Arnold
Schwarzenegger, 2004).

Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to
them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: If anyone would come after me, he
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I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.


John

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"The president didn't go into Iraq because the polls told him it was
popular. As a matter of fact, the polls said just the opposite. But
leadership isn't about polls. It's about making decisions you think are
right and then standing behind those decisions. That's why America is
safer with George W. Bush as president" (Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2004).

Matthew 7:12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to
them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: If anyone would come after me, he
must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Higher mp cameras give room for cropping. Looking at the pictures at 1:1 on
screen, my 2mp and earlier cameras looked a bit soft. In adition to the
higher mp, the images are a bit sharper too.
-S

Big Brother wrote:
I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.


John

That wont happen till we have super high resolution displays. When we
get to 4000 x 3000 displays we'll need more than 2MP :-)

Big Brother wrote:
I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.

Seems like a bit of an odd way of looking at things. You seem to
believe that the camera market is driven by what publishers need, but
the vast majority of cameras are sold to people who will never see a
photo published and are only taking photos from themselves. People
clearly like the extra resolution and if you ever plan to make prints
larger then 4x6 you will need a camera with more then 2MP. And in fact
a 4 x 6 print from a 5MP will be visibly sharper then a 4 x 6 print
from a 2 MP camera.

Even it you don't make a print a 2MP camera is marginal for
displaying full screen and it will get worse as monitors continue to
increase in resolution.

Scott

Scott W wrote:

Big Brother wrote:

I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.


Seems like a bit of an odd way of looking at things.

Well, that's what he does, and then posts about it. And then folks jump
in, a hassle ensues, and then he morphs into something else and starts
all over again. He's been doing it in comp.mac. groups for years, has
dozens of names.

oh, yeah, and will soon assert he's perseucted or stalked.

--
John McWilliams

"John McWilliams" wrote in message
...
Scott W wrote:

Big Brother wrote:

I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who
knows.


Seems like a bit of an odd way of looking at things.

Well, that's what he does, and then posts about it. And then folks jump
in, a hassle ensues, and then he morphs into something else and starts all
over again. He's been doing it in comp.mac. groups for years, has dozens
of names.

oh, yeah, and will soon assert he's perseucted or stalked.

--
John McWilliams

Oh, so you meant that WE'VE BEEN TROLLED???

Jeez, where do those guys come from? They should all get a life.

On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:08:55 -0600, Don Stauffer
wrote:

Big Brother wrote:
I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

For example there are many newsletters that are no longer printing, but
rather emailing their papers.

The day for print to vanish will probably never ever come. But who knows.


John

That wont happen till we have super high resolution displays. When we
get to 4000 x 3000 displays we'll need more than 2MP :-)

My display goes to something like 2500x1400 now. That means 4 meg.
-Rich

Big Brother wrote:
I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

I primarily use my digicam to make shots
for web page use. I'm already there.

BugBear

"bugbear" wrote in message
...
Big Brother wrote:
I think eventually when most companies stop printing and start posting
stuff online, there wont be a need for these High MP cameras any longer.

I primarily use my digicam to make shots
for web page use. I'm already there.

BugBear


Ditto.

Both my 5MP cameras are quite sufficient resolution for all my requirements.
My photos are exclusively used for:-

a) Viewing on a computer monitor (max 1600 x 1200 resolution).

b) Uploading to websites and online photo albums.

c) Repoduction in books and magazines (maximum A4 size).

d) Occasional printing at 6" x 4" size max.

The most demanding of the requirements is when my photographs are used in
publications, and even then I've had 3MP pictures (from an earlier camera)
reproduced quite acceptably fullpage in glossy A4 colour publications.

Zorba

The problem is that most 2mp cameras are now junk, plastic lenses etc.
My first digital camera was a Fuji 1400, not the sturdiest thing but
had a good sensor, I reallt liked the images. So I bought my son a Fuji
3mp model, awful pics, over contrasty over saturated, and no menu
controls for those adjustments. As the standard for mp increases the
quality of the cameras with low mp decreases.
There are cameras with low megapixels that are worth the money, Kodak
DCS720, or 620, and the Nikon D1H. I wouldn't go with an earlier Kodak
as they don't take readily accessible memory cards. all three take
Nikon lenses and will do good work.

Tom