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Megapixel Myth?

This is a discussion on Megapixel Myth? within the Equipment Talk forums, part of the Photography Information category; Originally Posted by amadjuster I have a 4 year old desktop with an AMD 2.0 processor and a 6 month ...

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I have a 4 year old desktop with an AMD 2.0 processor and a 6 month old Dell Laptop with an Intel Core Duo 1.6. I can't tell them apart, except the Desktop does some things faster. I thought computers were obsolete after 2 years.

I guess we could say, "It's not how big the megapixels are, its how you swing them that counts", or something like that.
But how big the pixels are counts for a lot. Here see the difference in 2.5 micron pitch pixel sensor and an 8.2 pitch pixel sensor. I'm sure you'll have a agree in this case size did matter.

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Yeah, with those big pixels you lose all the character of that beautiful noise.

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But how big the pixels are counts for a lot. Here see the difference in 2.5 micron pitch pixel sensor and an 8.2 pitch pixel sensor. I'm sure you'll have a agree in this case size did matter.
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