Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format
From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 06:46:05 +0200
References: <B78F4CF8.3633%pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar>

Pablo writes:

> you're wrong!
> there some different CCD sizes, from the
> cheapest digital cameras to some large format
> digital backs ...

Any size that doesn't match an existing film size would be a different format,
insofar as formats are defined by the size or shape of the exposed frame at the
film plane.  Since most digital users have no concept of formats, though, I
simply group them all together.

In reply to: Message from Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar> (Re: [Leica] Leica Quality versus Medium Format)