Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Olympus has a sensor with over 4x the area of the Digilux 2 (22.5x18 compared to 8.8x6.6). OTOH if the D2 can produce results as good as we saw at Leica GB from the D1 and is as ergonomic to use as it looks I am getting one even if the E1 and Canon 10D are better in extremis. Frank On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 05:32 pm, Howard L Ritter, Jr wrote: > Actually, an 8 x 10 print has the proportions of 4:5, not 4:3 (or 3:4). > > I agree that a more nearly square frame would make better use of the > image > circle. This has been a contention of mine for some time. As well, a > 4:3 > proportion would be closer to that of the prints that are most commonly > made. (4 x 6 prints became popular not because people like them better > but > because they use the whole image from both 35mm film and most digital > cameras.) I think Olympus is on to this idea with their new series, > which > they are hoping will become the standard digital SLR format. It has a > more > efficient 4:3 proportion as well as a smaller sensor, both of which > allow > the use of signigficantly smaller lenses and camera body as well as > less > wasted image and less wasted expensive silicon. I'm glad to see that > Leica > seems to be thinking along the same lines with the D2. > > --howard > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:14 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux 2 > > >> I cant see how you'd assume it has the same proportion as the 35mm >> film > frame. >> I'd assume it would be more square than that. 2 over 3. >> I'd assume 3 over 4 which is the shape of an 8x10 sheet of paper. >> This would make more efficient use of the image circle. >> >> Mark Rabiner >> Portland, Oregon USA >> http://www.rabinergroup.com >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html