Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I suppose if there were actually a negative the whole "full frame" thing would make sense to me but honestly 35mm was a random size and any CMOS/CCD is a random size. Its just photos. As to lenses, I think its interesting that Sigma and others are picking up some of the slack in fast, wide lenses these days. The other interesting thing is how good they have become. I tried out the 30mm 1.4 sigma and when I got home I was really amazed how good it was. There was a time that those third-party lenses were cheap both in price and in quality - now... well, I think they are closing the gap. I also love my Nikon 20mm - very good lens and I don't ever take an SLR into super-dark situations so I don't care that there isn't a 1 after the f/ - it is also fairly inexpensive for a new Nikon lens. Dave On 11/2/05, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > David C. Mason offered: > > If it takes great photos who cares if its full frame or not?<<< > > Hi David, > How true!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > I mean most of us have used any number of different size cameras over the > years so who needs a full frame whatever! > > I started with a 35mm kind of P&S as it would be called today, in reality a > little plastic box an "Argus A2" given to me by my wife 54 years ago! Still > have it. And her! ;-) > > When I became a pro we had to use 4X5 Speed Graphic's as news > photographers, > went to Rolliflex, a Meister Korelle single lens 2 1/4, fabulous camera, > Argus A3 I think it was, used a Contax lll for some time, wonderful camera > with a 1.5 lens. I thought it was the greatest camera and lens as I could > shoot in almost no light at all at f 1.5. :-) Then came Leicas and been > that > way for as close to 45 years as it can be. > > Now playing more with a Leica digi 2 and the 20D. Seems all of them were > different shapes and sizes, but it never was a problem as we made use of > whatever size the film was and seemed to get some rather fine "snaps" on > occasion. ;-) > > So today whether it's a some what frame, full frame, king size or whatever > one ends up with, hell just forget about it and use the tool in hand and > ones photo life will be fine.:-) > > Besides most of those full frame monsters of today at a price more than a > half a year's worth of food, one might as well go back and shoot a 4X5 > Speed > Graphic! One full frame at a time! ;-) > > ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >