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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 146727" data-attributes="member: 13076">Well I wouldn't take everything that Ken Rockwell says seriously because he is offering opinions rather than actual information. What he means is that for some photographers, 36.3 effective megapixels may be much more than they practically need because it really boils down to the use of the images and to what extent one needs to enlarge their images. Sure, 6 MP is fine for images you just look at on a regular computer screen, or if you only care about shooting jpegs and having a minimalistic workflow. But if you are doing editorial or commercial work, or nature photography, then resolution is important. Ask any wedding photographer if they think 6 MP is enough, or conversely if 36 MP is too much. And to just consider MP count on cameras like these, the way that Ken Rockwell does, is a one dimensional view of what these sensors are really capable of. The D600 can provide more than enough resolution for most applications. But it is more than that, such as dynamic range, color depth, and ISO performance. When you buy a camera like the D600 or D800 (or D700 for that matter) you are buying more than pixel counts. So your impression was correct, Ken's opinion does make very little sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 146727, member: 13076"] Well I wouldn't take everything that Ken Rockwell says seriously because he is offering opinions rather than actual information. What he means is that for some photographers, 36.3 effective megapixels may be much more than they practically need because it really boils down to the use of the images and to what extent one needs to enlarge their images. Sure, 6 MP is fine for images you just look at on a regular computer screen, or if you only care about shooting jpegs and having a minimalistic workflow. But if you are doing editorial or commercial work, or nature photography, then resolution is important. Ask any wedding photographer if they think 6 MP is enough, or conversely if 36 MP is too much. And to just consider MP count on cameras like these, the way that Ken Rockwell does, is a one dimensional view of what these sensors are really capable of. The D600 can provide more than enough resolution for most applications. But it is more than that, such as dynamic range, color depth, and ISO performance. When you buy a camera like the D600 or D800 (or D700 for that matter) you are buying more than pixel counts. So your impression was correct, Ken's opinion does make very little sense. [/QUOTE]

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