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 27, 2007, at 5:50 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Philip I posted a response. I was trying to say that four thirds is > by no means half frame WRT resolution. I see the perceived issue > as noise levels since the photo-sites on a smaller sensor for the > same resolution are by necessity smaller. However there are huge > advances in sensor designs, processing algorithms, micro-lens > configurations and post processing. There are advantages such as the > less angled input to the peripheral photo-sites (given the four > thirds philosophy of lens design) and finally compact form factors > which make sense to me for four thirds bodies. It seems to depend on > your frame of reference. From the film world 1600 ISO or > similar, grain would be expected and accepted without comment. Now > noise is a problem. The holy grail being 6400ISO equivalent at > Kodachrome 25 grain or some such. Oh and a dynamic range of 12 stops > of course. > I don't know, I have seen some superb results from the E410, 510 and > now the E3, not to mention the L1, Digilux 3 etc. Really we > must be past film/sensor comparisons. Apples and oranges and all that. it's all about the pictures that result.... if you got e'm ? show e'm... :-) Steve > > > To drift back on topic, I wonder what Photokina will bring from > Solms or will it be Wetzlar? Some suprises I bet. > > Cheers > Geoff > Film guy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question. > > A visual representation of same: > > <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/SensorSizes.png> > > Phil > On Nov 26, 2007, at 11:20 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> 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