Well, I never said there wasn't any difference between the pixel count at all, just basically that the difference between 10 and 20 MP basically wasn't enough to worry me, so no need for anyone to disagree with me as I don't disagree with any of you
Of course there is no downside to having more pixels
I just don't think that slightly fewer pixels should limit anyone looking for a bargain on a slightly older camera.
6 MP is a different story as I'd personally worry a little bit about that
That said I've seen some superb macro images shot at that resolution and in fact some of the most impressive macros I've ever seen came from a Polish lady named Martha, that used a simple compact camera.
I'm probably more worried about diffraction or motion related blur when photographing and I feel that for my type of photography it has more of an impact than pixel count. I stop down a lot, I shoot in low light so this is important to me. For birds and wildlife I could see more of a benefit as diffraction isn't an issue and one would also be more likely to crop a bit.
I confess that if I used a full frame camera I'd ideally like a lot more than 10MP. I just think there is a lot more to gain there with the bigger sensor size.
