[Leica] Highly Intelligent Crop Factor Overview

[John McMaster]

I would be curious to see a comparison with your D700 and an X-T1......

john

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
Sent: Sunday, 4 January 2015 1:22 p.m.
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Highly Intelligent Crop Factor Overview

The 1.5 crop factor works out perfectly for people who live with their mothers and are shooting the high school newspaper. Though they get no respect from the other kids who are shooting real working  pro level cameras. Though they may be working after school bussing tables to pay for them.


On 1/3/15 6:47 AM, "Montie Talbert" <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Agree with both, that really is the issue, I think, with 35mm shooters 
> who have been around photography awhile and have collected a boat load 
> of lenses. The 1.5 crop factor sensor state of the art seems to be 
> otherwise sufficient for a lot shooters, including many who make their living at it.
> 
> Montie
> 
>>> I'm with you, Sonny. As I keep saying, my main reason for wanting to
> upgrade from my M8 to a full-frame digital Leica is so that I can use 
> my 50mm lenses as 50s again.  I'm waiting for some sense of how the 
> M9-family sensor delamination issue shakes out in real life before I make the leap.
> 
> --Peter
> 
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Everything he says is OK, except for me the issue about "full frame" 
>> is that I have this drawerful of lenses designed for that format.
>> 
>> I was unhappy using Leica lenses on 4/3, m4/3, and the Leica M8 
>> because (for example) my summicron 35 was no longer the same animal.
>> 
>> Don't get me wrong, I was perfectly happy shooting my olympus m4/3 
>> with native lenses; loved the little camera, in fact.  Same with the 
>> apc Pentax Kr with those great primes.
>> 
>> When I swapped the M8 for the M9, I was back home, and now have 
>> supplemented that with the A7s, so I'm happily shooting with lenses I 
>> haven't used in years.
>> 
>> Sorry, don't ask me to test, I just put the lens on the camera and go 
>> see what I can do with it,  if I like it, you'll get to see it, I promise.
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Jan 1, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> ;-)
>>> 
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYidejT3KY
>>> 
>>> Montie