Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates
From: stikwa at comcast.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:05:38 -0700
References: <daaeb97e0907212145g15fb082di202005b19d8506e5@mail.gmail.com> <C68C280F.5197A%mark@rabinergroup.com> <daaeb97e0907220639p59149fb2sc2a277029188ca81@mail.gmail.com>

> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:21 AM, Mark Rabiner<mark at rabinergroup.com>  
> wrote:

> Its all an output orientated equation.
>>
>> If your prints and uploads are looking the way you want them to  
>> then how off
>> could your gear decisions be?
>> But I'd try some larger formats though and make sure its ok to put  
>> them down
>> and not be able to get those very high ISO's and more narrowly  
>> selective
>> focus when you go back to the smaller formats.
>>
>>
>> I gotta say though I'm supposed to be the one with the narrow weird  
>> opinion
>> but to me its like a bunch of guys wanting to shoot smaller than  
>> half frame
>> cameras on the Leica list.

> as he said...


> "Its all an output orientated equation."



>> Cause it is! What would Barnack say? What would
>> HCB say? Something in German and French I guess neither would do me  
>> any
>> good.
>>
>> Thing is in film the only thing smaller than half frame is Minox  
>> 8x11mm.
>> So its pushing it me thinking of you as a bunch of Minox guys.
>>
>>
>> 4/3's is 13 x 17.3mm format
>> A 21.6mm LENS IS A NORMAL LENS FOR 4/3's!!
>> Why so small?
>> Are we saving silver?
>> Are we taping the camera to the visor of our baseball hat?
>>
>> Have the next crop of CCD trees not come to full size yet?
>>
>>
>> They can't make a pocket 1.5 crop camera?
>>
>> Sure they can they want you to buy the 2 times crops ones first.
>> Then upgrade to that new thing they just thought of.
>> Like that Sigma was supposed to be.
>>
>> I'm gonna wait.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark William Rabiner
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:45:18 -0500
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates
>>>
>>> I would humbly submit that format size and pixel count are not as
>>> important as that. I've got a five year old 5 megapixel P&S that  
>>> takes
>>> better shots that the new 10 and 12 megapixel face-detecting
>>> high-definition, blah, blah P&S cameras do now. To me the big  
>>> selling
>>> point of the micro system is I can use my Leica glass on a small,
>>> well-built camera WITH image stabilization without spending 6 grand.
>>> Sounds like fun to me.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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Steve Barbour

stikwa at comcast.net





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