Nikon d3200 to be 24 MP...

[AgRacer]

A 24MP sensor on a consumer level DSLR will be a nightmare for Nikon.

When the D7000 cam out, many folks (like me) upgraded their older D70's and D50's (6MP) to the D7000 (16MP). The rave reviews of it's performance and image quality led many folks to purchase it as a first time DSLR as well.

Not a few months after it was released and finally started to get into poeple's hands, the photography forums filled up with people complaining about bad focus, soft pictures, blurry pictures, etc....

When more time was taken to look at these complaints, the vast majority were people who simple had poor technique when shooting (low shutter speeds, poor light, poor support systems, etc.). The 16MP image was showing WAY more pixel density then their old 6MP cameras (or old p&s for the new comers) and the pixel peepers could suddenly see softness.

People suddenly had to actually THINK about what they were doing and using their camera's for.

A consumre level 24MP camera is going to cause even more complaints b/c it's aimed at the low end and first time user. Those are the LAST people who think about what they are doing with their camera. Most of them put it in scene mode (or Auto) and point and shoot.

NOTE: I too had to improve my technique when I first got my D7000 b/c it was showing so much more pixel density than my old D50.

 

[waloshin]

ok what about the dead pixel

That is up to him. I would if it was me.

 

[AppChat]

That is up to him. I would if it was me.

took it back and exchanged it

 

[waloshin]

took it back and exchanged it

That's good.

 

[fa8362]

Well, the crazy rumor of 24 MP is TRUE, but they jacked up the price. Nikon announced the 3200 with 24 MP at $700 MSRP! Crazy, but true. Very bizarre. Not only do most people not need 24 MP, noise and dynamic range will suffer. Better lenses will be required to take advantage (probably part of the strategy), and people will waste more storage space with their crappy photos.

 

[TheReef]

Well, the crazy rumor of 24 MP is TRUE, but they jacked up the price. Nikon announced the 3200 with 24 MP at $700 MSRP! Crazy, but true. Very bizarre. Not only do most people not need 24 MP, noise and dynamic range will suffer. Better lenses will be required to take advantage (probably part of the strategy), and people will waste more storage space with their crappy photos.

Unbelievable. I agree, what a waste.

The majority of customers at this level won't even have the technique, skills and lenses for all these pixels to resolve any more useful information.

Many without this knowledge will flock to this, and this can only mean the others will have to play "catch up", bah

I think dynamic range and high sensitivity should become more advertised and quantified concepts, and become better well known selling points for cameras in the consumers' eyes.
Rather than people associated quality with megapixels I wish the manufactures, reviewers and the industry in general would turn to expressing quality more in terms of dynamic range and sensitivity.

That said, this is great news for those Nikon shooters with the skills and lenses who can benefit from the high density sensor, at a great price.

 

[spacedcadet]

Dx

Will there be a semi-pro DX model to replace the D300S?
With the entry level now at 24 megapixels, what would it even look like?

 

[maflynn]

Well, the crazy rumor of 24 MP is TRUE, but they jacked up the price. Nikon announced the 3200 with 24 MP at $700 MSRP! Crazy, but true. Very bizarre. Not only do most people not need 24 MP, noise and dynamic range will suffer. Better lenses will be required to take advantage (probably part of the strategy), and people will waste more storage space with their crappy photos.

Numbers sell, and even in DSLRs higher MPs are driving the market. For an entry level DSLR (or near entry level) it has a lot of features for a very good price.

 

[Bear]

Numbers sell...

Unfortunately too many people are enamored by quantity with no regard for quality.

And many people will buy camera upgrades based purely on the bigger numbers. Whether or not they need or want any of the other additional features that camera might give them.

And of course the companies have to compete on features, they keep adding to the cameras.

All so the person can print a 4 inch by 6 inch snapshot to mail to grandma. or post a 600 by 400 image on the web somewhere. Hopefully this doesn't apply to anyone here.

 

[puckhead193]

for the consumer market on who this camera is gear towards they are going to think more MP better images.
Now that the D3200 is out, whats next D7000? or the D5100?
Any rumors on a D7100?

 

[compuwar]

Well, the crazy rumor of 24 MP is TRUE, but they jacked up the price. Nikon announced the 3200 with 24 MP at $700 MSRP! Crazy, but true. Very bizarre. Not only do most people not need 24 MP, noise and dynamic range will suffer. Better lenses will be required to take advantage (probably part of the strategy), and people will waste more storage space with their crappy photos.

The ability to offset noise and dynamic range differences is there- simply downsample the images to gain back quality. Given the image quality of the D800's sensor I don't think it's really much of an issue though. Certainly, most of us were dealing with much worse IQ in our first DSLR or two back when 6MP ruled the roost.

Paul