Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 26, 2007, at 11:34 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > 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? wow, these French are always so damn logical... really blows my mind. :-) and see my separate post svp, could not agree more ! Steve > > > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information