Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, Mark, I wonder if anyone could tell the difference in a 8 x 12 inch print between a Canon 1Ds Mk III and the Olympus E-3. For much larger prints, I find the lens makes a bigger difference than sensor size. Of course I agree that aiming for Web resolution is setting the bar too low. But how many megapixels is enough? Erwin has an article that touches on this... Will von Dauster On Nov 28, 2007, at 12:32 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > In the older day we could have used half frame or Minox cameras to > shoot > assignments which would result in 80 100 dot halftone screens and > no one > would be the wiser in the end. We didn't'. It was rare to non > existent. > Why? One reason is we'd have to hand in an 8x10 print for > reproduction and > THAT would have to look good. > We don't do that now. They in effect work from the negative. > So people go "if the equipments of reproduction are such and such > why do we > need such a big sensor?" > Greed. > Vanity. > Some day we're going to hang 11x14 or 11x17 or 17x22 prints on the > wall. > And they're going to look like poo poo and we're going to regret > that we > aimed so low. What's the big advantage to shooting a format with a > camera no > smaller or handier? > Image stabilizing is not it if we want that we have lots of lenses > to choose > from in normal 35mm 1.5 crop systems. > Which are in effect half frame. Very close. > 4/3's is half that. > So 4/3's is half half. I'd say that's biting off a little more than > we need > bit off if they're not going to be a reason. > > In the 90s I saw lots of overkill. > People using medium format to really knock their socks off. > They didn't need to. They did it anyway. It paid off in the end in > all kinds > of ways. > Now its digital everybody's a photographer I see people cutting major > corners on their technique with nothing but glib reasons.. > I think its a shame. > I think the time will be soon when we're wincing when we think of > the size > of the sensor on the M8. As the one on the m9 will be twice the > size. And > we'll be wanting to be using that or already will be. > > > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information