Is 60MP going to be the standard for a few further generations? Is that what you would want?

[finance0402]

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Hi everyone,

I was thinking about the Leica M12 and what I actually would want from it. There is the tendency to just go bigger on every metric but I feel like megapixels would not be something that I would find valuable given:

 

- file size

- speed

- Microshakes? 

 

What do you guys think?!

[LocalHero1953]

The solution is obvious: stick to the cameras you have - M11, M-EV1, Q3 43. 

Get used to them before you start worrying about the M12.

[michael_b]

For me 24 MP are the sweet spot. Most of the time I still use my M9 with ‚just‘ 18 MP and don‘t feel that I miss more resolution. I also own a SL2 with 47 MP, but the files are quite big and for my use I don‘t need 47 MP. It helps when you need to crop a picture, but most of the time you use the right lens and it is not necessary to crop. Therefore the 24 MP are perfect in terms of resolution, file size and high ISO noise. Nevertheless I think that the Megapixel rallye of the camera manufacturers will continue. 

[lct]

60mp is the sweet pot for shooting in crop mode aka digital zoom. This way, even the (progressive) RealLeicaMan can be happy with the LV mode since he can see outside the 1.3x or 1.8x digital framelines. Also 60mp can be reduced to 36mp or 18mp if needed. As much as i could like it 10 years ago, 24mp is just a thing of the past, the same way as 6mp i used to like too 20 years ago.

[fenykepesz]

i am perfectly happy with my m11d's 60MP, except... 

--- the more PIXELs, the more IBIS ---

if it just had IBIS on board, that would accommodate for the nervous and hectic style of photography i am usually involved in and for the type of b&w post processing i apply to the raw image data. 

so, if there was a chance for an M12-D with IBIS, i would buy it on the spot.  today.  every other technical and ergonomic aspect seems perfect to me in my current m11d.

 

[evikne]

54 minutes ago, fenykepesz said:

so, if there was a chance for an M12-D with IBIS, i would buy it on the spot.  today.  every other technical and ergonomic aspect seems perfect to me in my current m11d.

Except that they could very well bring back the thumb rest from the M10-D. 😊

[fenykepesz]

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vor 3 Minuten schrieb evikne:

Except that they could very well bring back the thumb rest from the M10-D. 😊

you are very right, Ernst @evikne - that's my second greatest sorrow about my m11d - i am missing that fake film advance lever thumb rest so much !  

[IkarusJohn]

I never give MP a thought, until it is a problem.

[DadDadDaddyo]

Is string long enough?

[jaapv]

3 hours ago, finance0402 said:

Hi everyone,

I was thinking about the Leica M12 and what I actually would want from it. There is the tendency to just go bigger on every metric but I feel like megapixels would not be something that I would find valuable given:

 

- file size

- speed

- Microshakes? 

 

What do you guys think?!

That you are missing some other problems:

-noise behaviour 

-non-CA purple fringing

-higher visibility of lens faults

-Slow processing (especially AI tools)

[DadDadDaddyo]

Or, put another way, "Is my suitcase the size suitcases will be in the future?"

Or is it, "Is this suitcase the correct size to take on my trip?"