Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:56:50 -0500
References: <3FCC529D.3EB55402@rabinergroup.com> <3.0.6.32.20031202063605.007d22e0@POP6.sympatico.ca> <20031202122919.GA13756@panix.com> <825CAE72-24D6-11D8-A34C-000A958F513A@jphotog.com> <72C75EC7-24DA-11D8-8D4F-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

yes, however, with the tiny sensor size, f2 is not capable of a shallow 
depth-of-field (it's like f8 on a 35mm camera).  if they made an
f0.5 digi-summicron, or an f0.25 digi-noctilux) then sensor size (diffraction
issues aside) would not be such an issue.

- -rei



On Dec 2, 2003, at 7:47 AM, Eric Welch wrote:

>Isn't the end result what counts? Numbers like this are irrelevant to 
>actual image quality. It's how the lens images. And that being said, I 
>find the camera pretty interesting, but the fact that it stops at ISO 
>400 is really bad...

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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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