david_b wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:58 am
If the resolution of a mobile phone chip is twice that of a DSLR, why are they not using cheap Chinese industrial cameras?
Simply because, as I and others have already stated; resolution isn’t the be-all and end-all of the story.
The recent line of questioning has been specifically about sensor resolution, but
image quality [whether for Art or Science] is about much more than resolution.
You concluded a previous thread by wondering why Microscope cameras had such low resolution, and were so expensive compared with DSLRs ...
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As you have already appreciated: Mass produced cameras [be they DSLR or mirrorless] present tremendous value-for-money, and are the sensor of choice for many of us. They come from a ‘Goldilocks zone’ where the balance of features is ‘just right’
This thread started by extolling the virtues of an alternative ... which has great merits in some areas, and deficiencies in others.
Unfortunately, perhaps ... the recent discussion has concentrated upon sensor resolution.
BUT there is much more than that to be considered.
MichaelG.