Capm: yes ... most people don't need that high of a resolution... unless you are big into photo editing, clarity, and DETAIL. an 8 mpx slr sllows for photographers to do some great things in term of post photo production. but solid optics + good ccd = good picture all around. obviously, though, 'the biggger the better' im terms of detail.
i like having a camera where i can zoon in on the shopping list on the counter and read what it says!!!
this camera would let me zoom into the pores of the rock surface and analyze the microbacteria from across the room.
did you look at the pics on their site... this isn't a marketed camera, its a very well refined film to digital camera that has incredible detail.
amazing to look at the pictures and see where they just brought the resolution up to scale and there is all sorts of detail there.
do i need this camera? HEYL NAW! but the applications are pretty intriguing, and it's a good step toward other ends.
i don't think Repo was really saying we need to run out and buy these things, but that it's just damned neat.
oh ... and can i slap you for the 'people understand resolution not megapixel comment'
i have sold many cameras... MOST PEOPLE don't get resolution, megapixels, or digital media at all. i think megapixel ratings actually helps to get the 'layperson' to understand what they are looking at a little better.
signs usually read: x megapixel = good print @ X" x X" = X x X digital pixel resolution = x mb per photo = x photos per x card....
it seems easier to say "get our two megapixel digital camera" than "buy our new one thousand six hundred by one thousand two hundered pixel resolution digital camera!"
