Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't know what the answer is to your riddle, nor do I know if the D2X is or isn't the greatest thing since sliced pixels - but what I've seen of Bijorn's "reviews" suggest that to ask if he is to Nikon as Erwin is to Leica is to really insult Erwin. Which is to say that I'd guess Bijorn has love letters to Nikon tattooed all over parts of his body none of us would want to see. ;-) B. D. >, riddle me this: > >If the D2X's standard crop (from full-frame 35mm) is 1.5X at 12mp, >does the crop factor, relative to angle of view, change when the >busting-my-hump speed/buffer selection is made and images are >cropped by 50% to 6MP? > >If so, am I now working with a 3X crop factor? Does my 100mm lens >now cover the real estate of a 200mm? Somehow, that doesn't very >DSLR pro-ish. I'm sure there's some arcane, mathematical >explanation. And anything much beyond 2+2=whatever is arcane for me. > >Also, is Bjorn to Nikon as Irwin is to Leica? > >I am gratified to read that Bjorn declares the D2X "...a pinnacle in >terms of imaging achievement...." Not merely the best for that >particular instant in time when he tested it, but the bestest of the >best above which there can be no betterment. A pinnacle. > >Anybody wanna' buy a bunch of Canon and Leica crap? On Friday, of course. > >Well, wait. With regard the "pinnacle," Bjorn did add, "...not every >photographer will be able to scale that obstacle." > >Oh, it's an "obstacle?" Never mind. > >-Chris Lawson > > >> http://www.naturfotograf.com/D2X_rev00.html >> Review and comparison with Canon,s 1DS MK.II . >> Found the wide angle lens difference discussion >> http://www.naturfotograf.com/D2X_rev06.html#top_page >> very interesting >> best,simon jessurun,amsterdam >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- B. D. Colen Sr. Communications Officer for University Science Office of the Vice President for Government, Community, and Public Affairs Harvard University 617-495-7821 617-413-1224 - cell bd_colen@harvard.edu