Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Mark also says on another thread that unsharp mask is magic, so now we are back to why bother with best lens if a cheaper $795 f/0.95 lens can look good with unsharp mask :-) Mark is very consistent on any singular topic ("M8 sux, M9 great", "4/3 sux", "large sensors good") but sometimes not so much across different threads. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:10 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > Hey Mark, but you diss the M8 despite it being by miles the smallest camera > with a sensor that big. It was in a class of one until the M9 came along. > The X1, M8, M9 and S2 are all ground-breaking in this respect, not just the > X1 and S2. > cheers, > Frank > > On 1 Mar, 2010, at 21:57, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > >> > >> If I had to draw a conclusion, it is that what matters most of all is > the > >> sensor size. Megapixels don't mean anything if the sensor is too small. > >> > >> Jean > > > > > > Yet most of the reason why sensor size or "acreage" matters the most in > > digital as well as in film is that in digital you get the more roomy > pixel > > pitches. Bigger. > > > > This practically reason does not hold up I the film analogy but the > results > > seem to end up the same. > > Acreage acreage acreage. > > > > A reason why the X1 is a big deal. > > Same size or smaller camera. Twice the a acreage. Or darned close to it. > > > > A reason why the S2 is a big deal. > > Same size or smaller camera. Twice the a acreage. Or darned close to it. > > > > > > [Rabs] > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]