Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had the flu for three weeks I'm getting bleary I'm thinking I may have another strain so getting a flu shot at this point would be silly as I've already got two out of three strains. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:47:32 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] The T Stops here > > 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. >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> >> >>> 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. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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