>>4182137>Do this again with two cameras that have comparable pixel densitiesAnd you believe this is a valid counter argument?
Sony's 61mp FF sensor has more reach than their 24mp sensors. And their 24mp sensors have more reach than their 12mp sensor. And why wouldn't that be the case? Look at the attached pic. Pretend it's a bird and you are focal length limited. Which body would you use?
>You can't tell.Because you're purposely pitting a 42mp camera against a 61mp one. The 61mp one actually does still have more reach. It's just not much more. It doesn't stand out as much and isn't as useful as, say, 61mp vs 24mp.
>And then you hit the diffraction limiting aperture and go past it. At first they look the same. And then the higher MP camera looks worse much sooner. Higher MP cameras never look worse. Diffraction at, say, f/22 just makes them all look the same. Higher MP bodies still deliver more detail 2-3 stops past the diffraction limit. And the most common reach limited scenarios...wildlife and sports...are often shot wide open any way.
