[Leica] The T Stops here

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Thanks, Mark.  I think we agree, but sometimes have problems communicating. 
;~)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] The T Stops here


> Jim you do great work with the Oly of those flowers and bee's so please
> don't care what I think. What I do think is dyeing is easy and macro is 
> hard
> and a decrease in format size is a huge help in a touch field. And that's
> I've said on the LUG a couple of times. I do think format size and MP's 
> are
> not the same thing the camera are all sold in terms of Mps and you have to
> believe to the NSA to find out how big the sensors are in terms of format.
> The D40 and D40x is a small camera with a large format in terms of there 
> are
> plenty of 4/3's camera which are bigger. And the D40's are 1.5 crop.
> I feel that small format is worth it when the camera body itself is also
> small. Its the ratio between format and camera body that I think needs to 
> be
> in gear.  I feel a 4/3's camera you should be able to put in your pocket.
> For that matter a 1.5 crop as well. I think they will start working more 
> on
> compactness when they sell more cameras. That has always been the pattern.
> Start bloated. Then de size.
>
> Ok I see now you're talking about a smaller as in 5mp for a 4/3's sensor 
> so
> we agree even more. Ignore the first part of this email.
>
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>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:37:40 -0500
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The T Stops here
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> The same argument holds for some of us who still prefer the Oly E-1, 
>> which
>> uses a 5MP CCD, even though it is 4/3 format.  It produces great color 
>> and
>> matches up quite well with older Leica-R glass.
>
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