Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/22

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Subject: [Leica] Theoretical mp limit?
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:47:18 -0400
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I thought about that, too. Problems: sunshade sizes & doesn't the focusing
flange impinge in the area defined by the diameter of some lenses? Are
there any internal rectangular baffles on any of our Leitz lenses?

-Lew Schwartz


On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Couldn't we have 36x36 sensors with our current lenses to increase useful
> mp?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Sonny Carter
> http://www.SonC.com/look
>
>
> > On Oct 22, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I guess I'm also asking about pixel density limits (eg per cm2) without
> > regard to sensor size.
> >
> > -Lew Schwartz
> >> On Oct 22, 2013 3:07 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think there will be a limit on what is useful to fit on a 24mm x 36mm
> >> sensor. 36MP already means that diffraction starts about f9, lenses
> need to
> >> be very good (why Zeiss and Nikon are releasing new more expensive
> lenses)
> >> and technique needs to be very good to get the best out. I have seen a
> >> couple of people claim that the 24MP M and Sony RX1 give better
> (sharper?)
> >> results than the D800E.
> >>
> >> Finally who needs more MP on a 'small' sensor? 24MP upwards will make a
> >> decent sized print, if you are often making very large prints then, as
> in
> >> the film days, a larger sensor will be the way to go....
> >>
> >> john
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>
> >>> Anyone know if there's a limit to the mp count for a full frame sensor?
> >> 36
> >>> for the new A7R is very impressive. Are there any gotcha's re image
> >> quality
> >>> vs count, ie is there a count above which quality won't improve?
> >>>
> >>> -Lew Schwartz
> >>
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