Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agreed Geoff, 4/3s are full frame four-thirds, aren't they, so long as you use the lenses that go with them. Else, 35mm are also part-frames compared to 6 x 6 (120) or larger formats. It's semantics ok, but isn't everything a question of point of view? More primes: I agree with this to the full. Have a nice day Phil...x G Hopkinson wrote: >The smallest DSLR body is the Olympus 410 (four thirds) Just like its >ancestors the OMs, its making people and other manufacturers >sit up and take notice. Its marginally bigger brother, the 510 adds image >stabilisation, more live view functionality (I think), WB >bracketing and other nice features. That one is only marginally larger than >the D40X which is sans stabilisation. Four thirds is not >directly comparable to a "half frame" since the new ones are 10MP like the >APSC designs, even though the sensor area is smaller, of >course. A film half frame had half the resolution of its full frame >equivalent since they had less "film grains" to aim the light >at! 432 sq mm of emulsion vs 864 sq mm nominally. I agree most of the >zooms have a largish form factor, owing partly to the >designs to improve light angles arriving at the sensor. They are zooms of >course and some have IS built in. Primes, we need more >compact fast primes! >Cheers >Geoff > >-----Original Message----- >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question. > >In film terms the camera format is half half frame. >They've got to scale down the camera to to get my attention. >There are nice digital half frames out here (APS-2 or DX) which are half the >size of these bloated 4/3's babies. > > > >Mark William Rabiner >markrabiner.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >