[Leica] Lifeview and long lens - Geoff

[philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)]

Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

>And wow, when the DoF is so narrow it does not cover the thickness of the
>folds of a dragonfly's wing, you need some seriously careful focusing! A
>very polished touch to frame with a complementary 'matt' colour too. Quite
>beautiful too with the detail of the delicate lattice structure and the
>colours of gold and red.
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>On the 'double focal length' effect, it sounds like an internal crop, like a
>digital zoom. No more information than from a crop of a Raw version though. 
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the L1 also offers a digital zoom feature - so there must be a 
difference - I 've hardly yet tried the Dzoom as quality falls dramatically
I guess under LV they use only part of the sensor but how and why is a 
mystery to me.
phx





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