Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigmadp1/ > > Chris > This for me as all these digital cameras come down is a one of a kind kind of thing so far as far as camera introductions go. The camera was hyped as a FULL SIZED SENSOR digital point and shoot. Then you had to figure out what a full sized sensor was. Did it mean full frame? No that was too much to ask. What did it mean then? Probably a 1.5 crop which is what most photography nowadays gets shot at with something resembling a serious camera. And yes that was their intention it seemed. Till it turned out they were not able to pull it off. Then then went back to the drawing board. Maybe it was not accidental that "full sized" was vague They not wanting to put all their eggs in the 1.5 crop basket before the bird was in hand. As they ended up having it mean full sized 4/3's; Which is not "full sized" certainly in the main sense. 4/3's being a nietzsche format nowhere near as common as the other formats. And DP preview doesn't mention this. That I could find at least. When someone comes out me vague it goes in one ear and out the other. I'm really tired of being scammed here in NY. When they come at you vague you know its goin to be vague all the way through to the end. Its a 20.7 X 13.8 mm sensor 285.66 cubic mm's 4/3's is 18 X 13.5mm 243 cubic mm's So its a tad bigger than four thirds I think of it as four and a quarter thirds Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com