Six Megapixels or Less

[OldCrow]

How many still own and use those old 6 megapixel DSLR bodies? Despite their age and technical limitations the CCD sensor rendering and simplicity of these older models can produce images that are quite nice, especially with vintage lenses. If you're still using one of these relics, post your photos here! Images from cameras with fewer than 6 mpx are also welcomed!

Here are a few I took recently with my Pentax K100D, The first with the Pentax F35-80 and the second with the Tamron 28-105 .

 

[flyankee]

Sony Cybershot DSCP100 5.1 MP w/Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar.

 

[Jon]

How many still own and use those old 6 megapixel DSLR bodies? Despite their age and technical limitations the CCD sensor rendering and simplicity of these older models can produce images that are quite nice, especially with vintage lenses. If you're still using one of these relics, post your photos here! Images from cameras with fewer than 6 mpx are also welcomed!

Here are a few I took recently with my Pentax K100D, The first with the Pentax F35-80 and the second with the Tamron 28-105 .

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I owned a Nikon D80 this was a 10.2 Megapixel CCD Sensor. I look back on some of my old photos that I took with the D80, and I really do regret selling the camera. Some say cameras with a CCD sensor, produce near film like images. I have to agree, something special about a CCD sensor.

 

[Jon]

I know you said "Six Megapixels or less". But I was really mainly commenting about the CCD Sensor.
Hope you don't mind.

 

[griffljg]

My first DSLR is / was an Olympus E-300, which is 8 megapixels. So I'll have to give this one a miss.

 

[OldCrow]

Sony Cybershot DSCP100 5.1 MP w/Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar (Ooo la la!)

Cool abstract.

 

[JohnBdigital]

Don't use that small of a sensor anymore but my first DSLR the Canon 10D did an ok job...

 

[OldCrow]

Nice colors in that image JohnBdigital.

 

[Sincity]

I owned a Nikon D80 this was a 10.2 Megapixel CCD Sensor. I look back on some of my old photos that I took with the D80, and I really do regret selling the camera. Some say cameras with a CCD sensor, produce near film like images. I have to agree, something special about a CCD senso

I still have my original D200, which is the last CCD DSLR from Nikon... I am considering converting it to IR for some beautiful landscapes, and that the CCD really does make a pretty image. On the LifePixel conversion site, D200 and D80 do get picked up quickly ; hence my consideration.

 

[OldCrow]

I still have my original D200, which is the last CCD DSLR from Nikon... I am considering converting it to IR for some beautiful landscapes, and that the CCD really does make a pretty image. On the LifePixel conversion site, D200 and D80 do get picked up quickly ; hence my consideration.

I should have made this post about CCD sensors. Would have gotten more responses I bet.

 

[Jon]

I still have my original D200, which is the last CCD DSLR from Nikon... I am considering converting it to IR for some beautiful landscapes, and that the CCD really does make a pretty image. On the LifePixel conversion site, D200 and D80 do get picked up quickly ; hence my consideration.

when I look at some of my old photos, I have to stop and check the Exif as the images are so nice. I then see they were taken on the Nikon D80. I really do regret selling the D80. I went for a Nikon D90 thinking it would be better. I prefer the images from the D80 over the D90.

 

[JohnBdigital]

Ok here is one from a Canon Powershot A300

 

[Jon]

Ok here is one from a Canon Powershot A300

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Little Canon Powershots is all I used back in the day.

 

[OldCrow]

This was taken with my Pentax *istDS2 a few years back.

 

[Anton Largiader]

The forum limits uploads to 2~3 MP... all that resolution is just a waste!

 

[Dave3222]

Original Canon Rebel 6 mp

 

[OldCrow]

Pentax K100D/ F35-70 Macro

 

[gewb]

Canon PowerShot A85 point and shoot, 4 megapixel.
Post processed and cropped.

 

[::John::]

Sony MVC-CD500 5Mp 1/640 ISO 100 f/2.2 taken 25th April, 2004

 

[Jason C]

I really miss my 4.1mp 1D, great body with fantastic files and also a CCD sensor.


Canon EOS 1D
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L



Canon EOS 1D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4



Canon EOS 1D
Canon EF 35mm f/2



Canon EOS 1D
Canon EF 35mm f/2

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