Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/14

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Subject: [Leica] Digital "crop factor"
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Thu Oct 14 14:00:25 2004

"B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Speed isn't an issue with the crop factor - coverage is. Your 35 lux on
> a camera with a 1.5 crop factor is still a 1.4 lens - but it's a 52.5.

And if you want the coverage of the 35mm 'lux along with the speed, just 
scoot on over to your local Leica pusher and buy the 24mm 'lux ... oops, 
there's no such thing!


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com