I’m a photo nut and actually do some freelance photography on the side. So I keep up with the latest news in photography. My camera offers 10 megapixal images, which is considered enough to enlarge a photograph to billboard sizes and is used by professional photographers. Canon recently came out with a new model of the Rebel that offers 12 MP. I personally don’t think there is much of a difference between 10 and 12 MP.

But now I have read about a new camera from Denmark called the Phase One A/S P 65+ digital back camera system. This baby offers a whopping 36, yes 36! megapixal resolution. For a moment my heart sank, because I just dropped a good amount of money on a new Nikon D80 digital SLR camera. I figured this camera would last for several years, maybe even the rest of my life. When I heard about a 36MP camera and compared it to my measly 10MP camera, I thought maybe I bought too soon. But I’m okay - it turns out that this new camera STARTS at $39,900. Yes, almost $40 thousand dollars for a camera. That doesn’t even include a lens! I don’t think I will be buying one any time soon.