Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]G1 and M lens Mark - cool Or N lens or C lens FD lens R lens more on subscription ;-) Ph Mark Rabiner wrote: >Its a bit big of a camera for such a small sensor size > >1/1.7" (approx 7.6x5.7) 4.67X > >Some comparisons: >Full format (approx 36x24) - No crop factor or 1X >Nikon DX (approx 23.6x15.5) 1.5X >Canon (approx 22.7x15.1) 1.6X >Olympus 4/3 (approx 18.0x13.5) 2X >1/1.6" 4.44X >1/1.7" (approx 7.6x5.7) 4.67X (your 50mm lens becomes a 233mm lens) >1/1.8" (approx 7.2x5.3) 4.83X >1/2.5" (approx 5x4) 6.03X >1/3" (approx 4.8x3.6) 7.0X > > >Not SUPER 8 but slightly smaller I think than REGULAR 8 movie film. >Around the size of Minox. >Plenty of pocket digital cameras have sensors several size larger than this >enabling shooting at better than film ISO's >Not worse. > >To me its frustrating to go snap and think I got the picture but then >realize I really didn't get the picture. >I'd rather really get the picture. >And use at least 4/3s size sensor. >Perhaps use the Sigma Dp2. >Its sleek, gorgeous, and has a sensor which is 20.7mm x 13.8mm. >And comes crunchy smooth and creamy.. > >http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092305sigma_dp2.asp > > >I'm still real pleased with carrying around my Nikon D40x with me in a >little Domke side bag all day its been two years now I think with a small >lens in front how much bigger is it than a point and shoot and how much more >enabling? > > >Mark William Rabiner > > > > > >>From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:23:26 -0700 >>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] G10 >> >>If sensor size is important, many have larger ones than the G10. The >>DMC G1 certainly provides better image quality than the G10 under any >>conditions, and the Fuji F200EX also does better (I have the G10 and >>tried out the F200EX in some quick tests). The G10 is not bad >>considering the sensor size and 15mp, but it's not at the top of the >>heap under lower lighting conditions. It probabably has somonee of >>the highest pixel densities among the better P&S cameras. >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >