Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Panasonic DMC-FZ10 with Vario-Elmarit lens
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 07:44:17 -0500

Hi Frank,

I am aware of the Leaf Valeo 22; it is the size of 6x4.5
film and cost $20000+.  That's why I was asking what the price
would be for a sensor of the size 6x6 or 4x5 or 8x10 film.

Given that bigger is better, when do you think we will have
digital sensors that rival (in image quality, not actual
physical size) those film sizes, and at what cost, if ever ?

Had film photography started out in the small sizes (say 35mm), 
I have my doubts that film sizes like 8x10 even exist today.

- - Phong

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Frank
> Dernie
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:24 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic DMC-FZ10 with Vario-Elmarit lens
> 
> 
> Have a look at
> 
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/valeo22- 
> revisited.shtml
> 
> cheers
> frank
> 
> 
> On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 07:09  am, Phong wrote:
> 
> > Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >> Would the law of bigger the better film/sensor acrerage not exist
> >> between the 35mm sensor sizes and the medium format sensor sizes? Like
> >> it does with film?
> >
> > While I suspect that bigger is also better for sensor size, I shudder  
> > to
> > think how much a full frame 6x6 digital sensor would cost, never mind
> > one of 4x5 or 8x10 size.  Do they even exist today ?  If not, what's
> > the best estimate for when they will be available in production, if
> > ever ?  How much do/will they cost ?
> >
> > - Phong
> >
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Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] Panasonic DMC-FZ10 with Vario-Elmarit lens)