Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Will we miss the Leica vs Canon wars? but to be fair, this morning I mounted some Velvia 100 slides taken with the good ol' manual focus R system, 100 APO macro and 50 Summicron last weekend. Product shots for a magazine review article I'm doing - hunting blinds actually. Anyway - I heard myself say "Oh my God!" when I held the loupe up to the window. These Leica lenses make it all worthwhile. Rick. On 08/12/2004, at 2:19 PM, Christopher Williams wrote: > I do miss the Zeiss vs. Leica wars. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Dykstra"Subject: [Leica] Digital Module R sensor vs EOS 1D > IIS > > >> DMR: 26.4 x 17.6 mm sensor with 9,974,272 effective pixels = 21,466 >> pixels per square millimeter. >> >> EOS 1DIIS: 36 x 24 mm sensor with 16,700,000 effective pixels = >> 19,328 pixels per square millimeter. >> >> But what does this all mean? Given its smaller sensor an image from >> the >> DMR would need to be blown up more to match the size of the EOS image, >> by a factor of 1.36. This gives: >> >> DMR: 21,466 pixels per square millimeter divided by 1.36 = 15,784 >> pixels per image area corresponding to 1 square millimeter of the >> sensor. >> >> EOS 1DIIS: No factor applies, so it has 19,328 pixels per image area >> corresponding to 1 square millimeter of the sensor. >> >> Therefore the EOS 1DIIS image is 1.23 times more 'dense' than the DMR >> image. Noticeable? Or is my maths just dense? >> >> Other factors: >> Are Leica lenses sufficiently better than Canon L lenses to make up >> the >> difference? >> The utility of Canon's image stabilising if relevant to the style of >> shooting. >> The utility of Canon's autofocus if relevant to the style of shooting. >> Availability, reliability, maturity, depreciation, accessories, >> ergonomics, workflow integration, cost of body, cost of switching >> systems, fear of visit from Leica police, fear of wife ... ;-) >> >> Ideal solution? Leica/Kodak/Imacon ups the pixels! :-) >> >> Rick. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >