So rumor has it that Sony have a 30+MP DSLR in the works. Which, I will admit, has me wondering just how many pixels I really need. I rarely print beyond 8×10.

But maybe I might want to print larger sometime, if my image is too small I’m stuck, so wouldn’t I want to shoot at the highest pixel count my camera can offer?

But usually I don’t. Usually those extra pixels would be wasted, so why bother with them? Why pay more to get them, and store them?

Kind of a dilemma. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could go back and increase the resolution of your old images somehow, yet not have to store huge files which you never really use most of the time?

With film you can. I can make scans good enough for my normal purposes (online posting, maybe up to 8×10 printing) and if I really need a huge print, I can go back and have someone make one using equipment I could never justify owning for the rare times it would be used. Problem solved!