Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Gene. If a lens will cover 36mm in width, it will cover the same dimension in height. Hence, it should cover at least 36x36mm. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <grduprey@mchsi.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:40 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008 > Well the current lens circle of coverage covers the 36mm length, so it > should cover the same for height, I would think. Either way, even at > 30x30 it would still be larger than the current size image. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Howard Ritter <hlritter@bex.net> >> >> Are you sure of this? Seems to me the most you could say about a >> larger-than-24x36 sensor that would fit within the image circle of the >> current R lenses is that it would be a square with a diagonal equal to >> that of the 24x36 frame. The sum of 24^2 + 36^2 is 1872, which >> corresponds to the diagonal of a square whose side length is about >> 30.6 mm. >> >> --howard >> >> >> On May 7, 2008, at 7:22 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: >> >> > They could very easily go to a 36x36 and keep the current lenses. >> > >> > Gene >> > >> > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.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 >