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The Medium Format Advantage

As the number of pixels on sensors continue to increase, many photographers shooting DSLRs like Canons and Nikons believe that either the 35mm camera body sensors will approach the results of medium format sensors, or that a physical limit to pixel numbers will be reached. While the latter may be true some day, it is probable that the size of the sensors will continue to be different.

While a "full frame" Canon or Nikon sensor can be fitted today with 21 or 24 megapixels, Hasselblad, Rollei,…

The Never-ending New Equipment Spiral

Many photographers I know were both enthused and disrupted when Canon recently announced its new category of camera, the EOS 7D. It was a particularly distressing announcement for the many Canon shooters who for several years have been trying to make a final decision on whether to dedicate their style to the APS size sensor camera models or to become a 5D and 1Ds studio, accepting no less than full frame sensor imaging. Many Nikon shooters went through the same angst over the past year, with…

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