Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Becasue Mark is one of us :-) And I adore his prose. And his night flower shots! Amities Philippe Le 25 f?vr. 14 ? 02:42, Richard Man a ?crit : > As far as I know, Mark is the only champion in LUG for "(m) 4/3 is > crap" > banner :-) I really do like Mark, having to have gone out for a > outing with > him, but why do people feel the need to keep addressing Mark's > criticisms? > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:17 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: > >> Over a year ago when I was still a consultant to Kodak I mentioned >> that >> the optical engineering manager assured me that it was almost >> impossible to >> differentiate pictures taken with APS-C and Micro 4/3 formats. This >> was >> from the guys who developed the sensor for the M8 and worked on the >> M9. He >> told me that the reason that many manufacturers didn't adopt the M4/3 >> format was that it required signing up for the entire package, lens >> mounts, >> image distance, etc. as well as format size. You had to join the >> club. Only >> a few major manufacturers including Olympus, Panasonic and Leica >> opted to >> do so. APS-C required no such commitment. My post was received with >> great >> disinterest on the LUG. The blather about full frame and legacy >> lenses >> continued. It's a new world guys. Smaller cameras are the wave of the >> future. Goodbye to Speed Graphics, Rolleis, even Leicas. iPhones >> rule. >> Larry Z >> - - -? >> Jim is absolutely right when he says:? >> "Already M4/3 is very hard to distinguish from APS-C for >> most applications. And the fact remains that larger sensors mean >> larger >> lenses. Neither of the top 2 manufacturers of APS-C DSLRs has ever >> made a >> serious attempt at a high quality lens line for their cop sensor >> cameras. >> I'm talking about a full range of high speed primes and fast zooms, >> so if >> the users of APS-C cameras want really good glass, they're forced >> into the >> full frame lines. Only the m4/3 consortium have made a serious >> attempt at a >> complete system with premium glass optimized for the smaller >> sensor. The >> jewel-like Olympus 12mm f/1.8, the 75mm f/1.8, Panasonic 8mm >> fisheye and >> 7-14 are the result. Extremely compact lenses of extremely high >> optical >> quality." >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE