10 meg vs 6 meg

[Mark Roberts]

Walter Hamler wrote:

>A friend just purchased a D200 so we did some comparo shots yesterday. 
Same 
>scene, fl, exposure, etc. His D200 and my istDL. He emailed me a couple 
>frames, 5.8 meg jpegs. I printed his and mine, 7 x 10.5 inches on photo 
>quality paper. He nor I can detect ANY difference in print quality. My 
>printer only goes that size max, but I really wonder how much 
difference 
>there might be on a 13 x19 for instance.
>All this is in trying to determine if I really want a K10 or settle for 
a 
>K100 as a second body. I really want the image stabilization, and like 
the 
>benefit of having a second body that is identical to the DL in 
operation. My 
>thinking is that for the price of the K10 I can get a K100 body and an 
Epson 
>1800 printer! (well, another 100.00 extra)

Interesting test, though the results aren't surprising.
I'm sure you *would see a difference at larger print sizes, though at 
what size the difference would be significant is unknown as of yet. 
Certainly before 13 x 19, though.

The 10 megapixel image also allows for more latitude in cropping, too 
(and I expect the image stabilization would help there, too, as you'd 
be going to effectively higher magnification when you crop).