Michael Watterson wrote:
> Of course any significantly larger sensor needs a different lens
> family :( and much bigger camera.

We're not quite there yet.  The D3S produces a image with 4256 pixels
accross 36mm, which is 118 pixels/mm, or 59 "lines" per mm.  Good lenses ar=
e
more capable than that, and the sensor only records one of the colors per
pixel.

Let's say that due to optics, more than 80 lines/mm is pointless.  That is
160 pix/mm, or 5760 x 3840 =3D 22 Mpix for a 36mm x 24mm "35mm" frame.  Tha=
t
would also be the resolution for each color.  We're not there yet.  Maybe i=
n
another decade the practical resolution limit will be hit for professional
35mm cameras and it will only be about sensitivity, dynamic range, and
noise.


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