Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2/11/04 8:59 AM, "JCB" <jcb@visualimpressions.com> wrote: >> B. D. Colen said: >> Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Re: Digital M >> >> I'd certainly be happy with a good 5 mgp sensor - I'd like larger, but 5 >> can do just fine.<<<<<< > > > Then at 08:05 PM 2/10/2004 -0800, Ted Grant wrote: > >> So what am I missing in why everything should be bigger and more? Or is this >> just the typical call of society these days that bigger is always better, >> but in truth has no real relevance to the end product quality? Certainly up >> to say 16X19 prints. >> >> ted > > > You are not missing anything, Ted. It is no longer the sensor size in > pixels, it is how sophisticated the interpolation and sharpening software is. > > Larger sensors (more pixels) provide more data and make it easier for the > firmware/software to do their magic. But, as I said.... (re-read the first > sentence.) > > Larger _physical_ sensor sizes will make your M & R lenses more true to > their actual focal length. > > JB Sounds like A Fuji S2 user to me! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland, Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/Catagorypages/PersonalWork.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html