Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:43 AM, telyt@earthlink.net wrote: > Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >>> A crop factor is only an advantage if it results in a smaller, more >>> portable camera otherwise there's no advantage to having a chip >>> maker tell >>> you which part of your lens' image circle to throw away. >> >> I don't understand this argument Doug... you crop each time you take >> a photo, > > Cropping with the viewfinder for composition, sure. Cropping the > picture > (the slide or digital file) because I wasn't close enough gotcha... > is what I try to > avoid for maximum print quality; getting closer gets me better > technical > quality than cropping the file or slide does. > > One Ansel Adams quote that sticks with me is his response when he > was asked > what the best camera is. His answer is that the best camera is the > biggest > one you're willing to carry. Of course this is not univerally true, > often > the best camera is one you always have with you, but for my wildlife > photos > I'm trying to maximize technical quality along with the aesthetics. > I'd > love to use the bigger image area of a 645 camera (film or digital) > except > that the size, weight and cost of the hardware is prohibitive. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information