That's a pretty big assumption for a camera who's output we really haven't seen yet. And, believe it or not, for some more MPs actually means a worse photo. Shocking, I know. </sarcasm> There are many more factors that play into the quality of a photo beside the sensor.
I'll have to take it on faith, given your number of posts, that you aren't a troll.
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I have to admit that I was trolling ... it is just funny to me that all the Canon users seem so happy and hopeful right now ... while all the die-hard Nikon fans seem to be so negative and upset right now (just look at the tone of all Nikonian posts, LOL) ... that I thought I would stir the bees' nest a bit
I personally think Tony Beach showed the right attitude, for a Nikonian, in confidently waiting for
the next Nikon step to be taken. This is exactly true!
I believe within a year or two that all of these $8000-$10,000 cameras are going to be $2000-$3000 cameras, with twice the quality of their predecessors. Take desktop computers for example: In 1998 I bought the top Dell power desktop for like $5,000. Today, I have a 10x better desktop for $700
I think the prices for digital SLRs are teetering on their own massive collapse right now, with more and more great options for less-and-less price. It will very soon be (if it isn't already) a "buyer's market," where these companies are going to start giving away their impressive technologies, where before you had to hit your hip pocket and buy them due to their exclusivity. Lasy year, you had to fork out almost 10G for 21 mp; this year only $2,600. Soon you will get all that the 5DMkII offers---plus 9 fps, plus weather sealing & other advancements---for the same $2500 or so. This is why I can't see any reason to be glum (unless you just spent $3000 and wished you hadn't).
Me, I am just an amateur who enjoys the heck out of a simple point-n-shoot, LOL. I am nowhere near as smart as most of you folks. But I
am very glad I waited, and waited, and waited for what seems to be a great time to pick up a ground-breaking professional-level camera for about 1/3rd of what the (lesser) technology would have cost two years ago ... but I am still going to wait for a few reviews, and of course after Christmas
Jack
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