Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Should be double frame really :-) Barnack built his camera to cover two standard movie film frames. Douglas Nathan Wajsman wrote: > There is no law of nature that defines 24x36mm as "full frame". It is > a mere coincidence that this was the size available to Barnack back in > 1913. If movie film had been a different size, than we would be > thinking of that size as "full frame". Judging from the results > produced by high quality 1.3 sensor cameras, such as the Canon 1D II > or indeed the Leica DMR, there is no imperative for Leica to attempt > to make a digital M with a 24x36mm sensor; in fact, producing one with > a 1.3 sensor will help it sell some more lenses on the wide end. > > And you can be sure that no brakes will be put on product development > now. I have no inside knowledge, but given the expectations raised by > Leica, the company would be commercially comatose if not dead if they > do not show a WORKING digital M at Photokina in 2 1/2 months. > > Nathan > > Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > >> Will the digital M be FF? Even if Leica had no inkling of the Canon >> D5 that burst on the scene a few months ago, it seems reasonable to >> assume that the brakes are on whatever sub-FF M sensor that Leica >> Solms intended to be rolled out at Photokina. In any case, it's a >> whole new ball game. >> >> Bob R >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >