Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The same is true of a Minox and an 8X10??? Just how do YOU fit those lenses on a Minox? Jack C. Herron 8118 E. 20th St. Tucson, AZ 85710 520 885-6933 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:44 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital "crop factor" >I take exception. Historically, the 8x10 camera preceded the 4x5. No one > compared the relationship of the negative sizes by "crop factor." You > use > the same lenses that were designed for the 8x10 negative, but the negative > size is different. Same is true of a Minox and an 8x10. > > Yes, I do understand the issue with 35mm users and the supreme desire to > get > wide.... and being frustrated by the smaller "film size". But OTOH, if > you > were a sports photographer, you would be happier than a clam as your 300mm > lens becomes an instant 450 because of a smaller "film size". > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > When crop factor and relevant sensor size is being discussed, its > being discussed in relation to the 35mm form factor. That's a bit > different than comparing a Minox to an 8x10 view camera. The > comparison to 35mm might not be terribly relevant when you're talking > about fixed lens digital camera, but it is when you are talking about > a digital camera that takes lenses originally designed for 35mm film > cameras. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information