Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]very interesting. i never visualized that 110 and 4/3 are for all intents and purposes identical format sizes 13x17mm. because of the combination of 4/3 hype and 110 disdain, i was under the impression 110 was much smaller. the photo of the lumix next to the pentax shows how much further we have to go to rationalize the size of the u4/3 system. i've never impressed by the system/format size ratio of the 4/3 reflex which preceded the u4/3 or the film APS format before both of them--they just seemed too darned close to the size of "full-sized" 35mm gear. -rei On 07/08/2010 10:38 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > Here is a link from DP Review showing Pentax 110 lenses mounted on a M4/3 > G1 > camera. > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=35737321 > > > I actually have one of these tiny Pentax SLRs with a 24mm f2.8 lens. As I > recall, the 110 photos I took with the camera were quite detailed. I > haven't > used the camera for about 20 years but I assume the lens is still good. Now > all I need to do is get a Panasonic or Olympus M4/3 camera. > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >