Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/08

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Subject: [Leica] Bad news at Leica
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Mon Dec 8 06:22:37 2008
References: <BLU121-DS64114E3BADBD34E136738D4FC0@phx.gbl> <C561C3C6.4611B%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20081207183453.3460ac4f@linux-019a.site> <193611F8-D758-4B92-8B04-4820B0875D19@btinternet.com>

Yup... that is the #1 problem with a less than FF sensor......  Even more
expense than the body cost of the M8 to replace lenses you have now with
wider lenses to get the same FOV.

It is all about FOV, not he sensor....... and what lenses you usually shoot
with......



Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net


> The only reason I'd want a "full-frame" camera is that I don't want to
> have to buy fast + wide glass to get a "normal" FOV which comes close
> to the 50mm f/1.4 lens I have now.
> Phil Forrest




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