Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]22.500mm is the diagonal for 4/3's Spacious compared to the 9.500mm of your Canon G9. 22.3 is not a low end 4/3's any more than a 35mm is a low end 4x5 speed graphic sheet film. Its two formats away. http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/key=sensor%20sizes 9.5mm is my pinky fingernail. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:09:37 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon G9 vs. the PanaLeicas; Interesting offer from > Canon > > > Mark > > This reads more as an anti Canon pamphlet than something else. At least it > changes a bit from your usual anti fourthirds tirades. But, your > calculation is anyway wrong as you found out yourself. > > I'm not a big Canon enthusiast (except for Canon LTM stuff), but the Canon > G9 1/1.7" sensor produces significantly less noise, than the > unsignificanzly bigger 1/1.65" D-lux sensor. Compare pictures. I did. I > find ths more relevant for evaluating a camera, than doing arithmetic > exercises. > > Additionally, the Canon has an optical viewfinder (though a bit dim), while > the D-Lux let's you practise your chimping skills. > > Consider the D-Lux as a low end fourthirds camera, your all time favourite > system :-) > > Didier > > > > >> 1/1.7" 4:3 14.941 9.500 7.600 5.700 >> Type Aspect Ratio Dia. (mm) Diagonal Width Height >> >> A normal lens for this sized sensor is 7.6 millimeters. >> >> The Leica Dlux three sensor diagonal and normal lens would be >> 15.3939mm >> >> And the camera is half the size and twice the format. >> And twice as not ugly. >> >> And it doesn't say "Canon" on it. >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091408leicadlux3.asp >> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong9/ >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information