Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 08:16:05 -0700
References: <3FCC529D.3EB55402@rabinergroup.com> <3.0.6.32.20031202063605.007d22e0@POP6.sympatico.ca> <20031202122919.GA13756@panix.com> <825CAE72-24D6-11D8-A34C-000A958F513A@jphotog.com>

Actually the small sensor size IS why they have not offered higher 
sensitivities.

John Collier

On Dec 2, 2003, at 7:47 AM, Eric Welch wrote:

> Isn't the end result what counts? Numbers like this are irrelevant to 
> actual image quality. It's how the lens images. And that being said, I 
> find the camera pretty interesting, but the fact that it stops at ISO 
> 400 is really bad...
>
> On Dec 2, 2003, at 4:29 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>
>> what does the 2/3 inch actually measure?  the specifications say that
>> their 7-22.5mm lens is the 35mm equivalent of 28-90mm which would
>> imply a sensor 1/4 of the linear dimensions of 24mmx36mm, or 
>> something like
>> 6mmx9mm.  which is about your guess.

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