Rumor Has It Sony And Nikon Will Also Produce 50MP Cameras
Jan 26, 2015
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We have previously reported about Sony’s upcoming high-megapixel sensor. The sensor was said to pack a whopping 46MP, but would still fall behind Canon’s rumored 53MP beast.
Sony Alpha Rumors now reports that according to a “long time source”, the upcoming Sony a7RII will also enter the 50MP club.
If true, we are more than likely to see Nikon cameras boasting 50MP as well, due to its ongoing use of Sony sensors. This includes Nikon’s megapixel monsters so far – The D800/E and D810.
While it does not use the same sensor as Nikon’s D800 series, the current a7R also offers 36MP. This is another reason why it seems likely to me that both Sony and Nikon cameras will feature a similar capacity ultrapixel sensor.
As of right now the announcement date of the a7RII is undisclosed, and Sony Alpha Rumors adds that it is still unknown whether the a7RII and the rumored a9 are in fact the same camera or not.
[via Sony Alpha Rumors]
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14 responses to “Rumor Has It Sony And Nikon Will Also Produce 50MP Cameras”
ofcourse they will. How else are we going to buy all those huge capacity cards and hd’s…
Megapixel is a technical term meaning 1 million pixels. “Ultrapixel” would be a very incorrect and vague term that should never ever go mainstream. You have power in your position of public writing, please don’t start dumb phrases like “ultrapixel”. Thank you.
Agreed and removed. Thanks for your feedback!
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hahaha! RII…birit pa sony
I think I’m all set with 36 mp lol
Also, A7s went down to $2,000 today!
I didn’t even see that. Thanks for the heads up!
And what about the lenses that have a resolution of 50 MP? Currently only a few lenses have that tremendous power….!
….and next question: who REALLY NEEDS 50 MP?????
I am sure someone asked “Who needs 1 whole megapixel?” at some point.
Tomorrow Samsung will announce they will also produce a 50MP camera. It will also double as a fleshlight.
FLESHlight?
FU TECHNOLOGY!
From what I understand, most lenses designed for 35mm format cameras do not have the resolving power for a 50MP sensor. Someone referred to these images as “a bucketful of mush”.
So either pro photographers who want high MP images will either move to medium format (Hasselblad, Mamiya, etc.) or the lens manufacturers will see this as an opportunity to introduce new lenses in order to enhance their revenue stream.
BTW, I knew this day was coming long ago so never got rid of my Mamiya RB system. As a matter of fact, I have been adding to it!