Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:21 AM, Mark Rabiner<mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > Its all an output orientated equation. >> >> If your prints and uploads are looking the way you want them to >> then how off >> could your gear decisions be? >> But I'd try some larger formats though and make sure its ok to put >> them down >> and not be able to get those very high ISO's and more narrowly >> selective >> focus when you go back to the smaller formats. >> >> >> I gotta say though I'm supposed to be the one with the narrow weird >> opinion >> but to me its like a bunch of guys wanting to shoot smaller than >> half frame >> cameras on the Leica list. > as he said... > "Its all an output orientated equation." >> Cause it is! What would Barnack say? What would >> HCB say? Something in German and French I guess neither would do me >> any >> good. >> >> Thing is in film the only thing smaller than half frame is Minox >> 8x11mm. >> So its pushing it me thinking of you as a bunch of Minox guys. >> >> >> 4/3's is 13 x 17.3mm format >> A 21.6mm LENS IS A NORMAL LENS FOR 4/3's!! >> Why so small? >> Are we saving silver? >> Are we taping the camera to the visor of our baseball hat? >> >> Have the next crop of CCD trees not come to full size yet? >> >> >> They can't make a pocket 1.5 crop camera? >> >> Sure they can they want you to buy the 2 times crops ones first. >> Then upgrade to that new thing they just thought of. >> Like that Sigma was supposed to be. >> >> I'm gonna wait. >> >> >> >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:45:18 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates >>> >>> I would humbly submit that format size and pixel count are not as >>> important as that. I've got a five year old 5 megapixel P&S that >>> takes >>> better shots that the new 10 and 12 megapixel face-detecting >>> high-definition, blah, blah P&S cameras do now. To me the big >>> selling >>> point of the micro system is I can use my Leica glass on a small, >>> well-built camera WITH image stabilization without spending 6 grand. >>> Sounds like fun to me. >>> >>> Jim >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Steve Barbour stikwa at comcast.net