Price Per Mega Pixel

[Ricks Canvas]

Ok Here is the top of the line per manufacture price per Megapixel. Just for fun, & to help you in your shopping for a new camera.... Lets do some shopping! Links To Each One In Blue....

PhaseOne IQ-180
80 Megapixels
CCD size effective (mm) 53.7 x 40.4
ISO 35-800 (140-3200 in Sensor+ )
Price $44,000 - Cost Per Megapixel $550
IQ180 digital back - full frame sensor and sensor plus technology
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Mamiya Leaf Aptus-II 80
80 Megapixels
CCD Size mm 53.7 x 40.3
ISO Sensitivity 50-800
Price $31,990 - Cost Per Megapixel $399.88
Leaf Aptus-II 12 80MP digital camera back
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Canon EOS-1D X
18.1 Megapixels
full 24 x 36mm CMOS sensor
ISO range of 100 - 51200 (L:50,H1:102,400, up to 204800 in H2 mode)
Price $6,800 - Cost Per Megapixel $375.69
Note: Only Price I could find release date March 2012 Price likely to be lower, but for now.....
Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EOS-1D X
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Nikon D4
16.2 Megapixels
36.0 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor
ISO 100 to 12800 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3 or 4 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 12800; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Price $6,000 - Cost Per Megapixel $370.37
Nikon | Imaging Products | Nikon D4
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And only because it is Nikon's flagship .....

Nikon D800
36.3 Megapixels
35.9mm x 24mm CMOS FX Factor
ISO 100 - 6400 Lo-1 (ISO 50) Hi-1 (ISO 12,800) Hi-2 (ISO 25,600)
Price $3000 - Cost Per Megapixel $82.64
Nikon D800 D-SLR Camera | High Dynamic Range Camera
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Note: There Is A Lot More Than Just Cost Per Megapixel To A Good Camera.

[TheFantasticG]

"There is a lot more than just Megapixel Count to a good camera."

"There is a lot more than just Dynamic Range to a good camera."

"There is a lot more than just Sensor Size to a good camera."

"There is a lot more than just Photo Site Size to a good camera."

I think you see where I'm going with this...

[Ricks Canvas]

Garret
Twit... LOL... I said it was just for fun!... Heck all that work, and you just pawn me on the last line disclaimer...

[tc95]

Rick in Garret's defense....it did take him 4 one liners...

But-that is interesting...what you did...never looked at it...with that perspective...thank you...

[Dobick]

If we are going for fun...

Vivitar ViviCam iTwist V7028 Digital Camera

7.1 mp
$29.95/7.1 mp = 4.22 per megapixel
and this one even comes with a lens!

And if you consider that when you buy a phone they give you a camera for free... Well that is a hard price to beat per megapixel

[Dobick]

ooops

found one for even less
Vivitar ViviCam X014 Digital Camera
10.1mp at 39.95 = 3.95

[tc95]

LOL Kent...!!!