Denny Esterline wrote:
> And I understand that, I'm trying to understand why a person would
> choose a specific 12mp camera that has been accused of being big and
> heavy (at least relatively) over a 20+mp unit if it can produce same
> or better picture quality with minimal post-processing?

Three reasons I didn't chose the D3X (20+Mp) over the D3S (12+Mp):

First, from the little technical information available, it seems the D3X
does not have the same low light performance, even after you filter the
larger picture down to the same size as the D3S.  Remember, a factor of 2 i=
n
pixels only means a factor of 1.4 in each dimension.  If anyone has access
to a D3X or any other high Mp camera, please show us tests like what I
posted at http://www.embedinc.com/d3s.  Or make the raw pictures available
and I'll do the conversion, taking snippets, and stuff.

Second, it's the same size and weight anyway.  The difference is the sensor=
,
which makes no practical change to either size or weight.

Third, it was more expensive (although if I felt is was definitely a
superior camera I might have waited a little while longer and gotten it
instead).


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