Guest Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 DodgyConnection;103031 wrote: Sometimes I wonder if I was not happier as a teenager with a beat-up ghetto blaster and a bunch of dusty tapes Max Christoffersen wrote an article for me on this subject, back in 1991. It's called My Back Pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis1553552738 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 DodgyConnection;103087 wrote: Not at all - I was being a bit flippant I love the craft of well engineered audio equipment and marvel at the brains that make it. I'm in a philosophical mood I guess. For sure, but now you've got me looking for old 80s beatboxes on trademe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 nixon76;103061 wrote: And anyway, everyone 'in the know' knows it's not about the number of pixels, it's about the sensor size. Why is it always about size? "Everyone knows" but even the experts get it wrong. Witness last year's otherwise very good Canon G10, a whopping 14.7 MP. Whooppee, I have more MP than you ! Too bad it's a tiny 1.7" sensor and very noisy. :rolleyes: The recently announced replacement, model G11, retains the 1.7" sensor but with a more sensible 10MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioKiwi Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 AudioEnz;103088 wrote: Max Christoffersen wrote an article for me on this subject, back in 1991. It's called My Back Pages . Thanks Michael - that's a great read - exactly what I was trying to get across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixon76 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 michael w;103091 wrote: "Everyone knows" but even the experts get it wrong. Witness last year's otherwise very good Canon G10, a whopping 14.7 MP. Whooppee, I have more MP than you ! Too bad it's a tiny 1.7" sensor and very noisy. :rolleyes: The recently announced replacement, model G11, retains the 1.7" sensor but with a more sensible 10MP. Perhaps a case of the people from marketing winning one over on the engineers? Must be an interesting back and forth battle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycenius Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 michael w;103091 wrote: The recently announced replacement, model G11, retains the 1.7" sensor but with a more sensible 10MP. That was the beauty of the Nikon D70 - 6MP on a sensor 3/4 the size of a 35mm film negative was near perfect ratio of pixels to surface area - no sensor noise, and hence no need for extra processing to clean it up as part of the image capture process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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