Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's great but he'd telling them it has an APS-C sensor. It does not. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:37:05 -0400 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Noise-free nighttime shots > > Pogue is writing for electronics fans who happen to snap pictures. Not > photographers. > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:35 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Noise-free nighttime shots > > We see that Pogue makes the mistake they want you to make. > He thinks the sigma has a "regular 35mm" DSLR APS-C sized sensor. > In fact it is half that size > About the size of a 4/3's sensor. > 4/3 though respectable in comparison to your typical credit card camera or > cell phone sensor is NOT THE NORM. > > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigmadp1/ > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS-C > > > Here the difference is graphically disposed > http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/sigmadp1/images/sensorsizes.gif > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information