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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Sebastian Oakley

Why I stopped chasing megapixels and started taking better photographs

Phase One XF 100MP.

I used to chase megapixels. Now I would rather chase photographs that mean something.

Megapixels once had an extraordinary hold over me. Every time a new high-resolution camera appeared, I convinced myself that its larger files would somehow make me a better photographer. More resolution meant greater detail, greater flexibility and, I assumed, greater opportunities.

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