Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, Richard, "Full frame" is always meant in relation to a particular frame size. For the Canon 5D and EOS-1DS MkII sensors it's 36x24mm. The 4/3 system is a full frame system in relation to its own sensor size. Their lenses are built to cover the 4/3 sensor only. Most lenses of other manufacturers still cover the 36x24mm format, except the newer DX, DC etc. versions which are optimized for 1.5 or higher crop factors (and thus not usable on fullframe/film bodies). Didier >"Full frame" doesn't refer to the physical size of sensor, so they are not >implying future 35mm sensor or APS size sensor. It refers to some >characteristics of the sensor. If you google on some earlier article on the >Olympus E-1, you will find some descriptions. They call it Full Frame >Transfer or something like that and it similarly causes heckles among some >since the E-1 4/3 sensor is only about 1/4 of a 35mm frame. > >At 10:47 AM 9/21/2006, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >>Is the term "full frame" in the last paragraph an indication of >>things to come or was it just an unfortunate slip of the tongue? >> >>Larry Z