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Photos Richer in 144 Megapixels


By Alison Strahan | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1

02:00 AM Mar. 16, 2005 PT

Most consumers are already overjoyed with the photo quality of an 8-megapixel camera. But when it comes to the high resolution images a 144-megapixel camera brings, they can prepare to be astounded.

New York photographer Tom Watson and his business partner, Rob Howard, make a living by creating large-format digital photographs. They believe the technology they are using is "pushing the limits of location photography."

WOW! 144 mp is nuts... im happy with my 7.1 :D

If you take their top of the line 10-k2 camera (non enhanced), and if you crop out a section equivalent to a 35mm frame, it's something like the resolution of a 10 megapixel camera, 35mm frame size. In other words, if they take the 1Ds Mark II Canon sensor and stitch it to the equivalent 4x5 frame, the Canon CMOS would be some 60 percent higher in pixel numbers.

They're not saying too much about pixel sizes or "real" quantum sensitivty/efficiency numbers. If Canon made a sensor THAT large, and in a single plate, can you imagine the possibilities? 230 megapixels for a 4x5 format, and in the same density as the 1Ds Mark II sensor.

Largest single plate sensor that I know of is around 80 megapixels. CCD. Military stuff.

Percy