[Leica] The myths of crop factor

[Richard Man]

John, you need to realize that Mark rarely talk about you, or person X, or
Y personally. He has strong opinions about certain subjects, but "it's not
about you, it's about the subject" :-)

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 10:16 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Is that aimed at me? What 'small format' digital cameras do I use? However
> I am not slighting them, just I prefer what I have ;-)
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rabiner
>
> This and the fact well know to everybody except it seems here that APS-C
> and 4/3's cameras  are clearly marketed to and used by amateurs. Not pros
> ore serious armatures. They are just not pro level gear.
> This is my quirky opinion this is a well known fact of photography life.
> If you want to pretend your small format digital camera belongs in the
> same conversation as a Leica M6, M7, or M240 you're in your own little
> dream world. But your not going to argue any ideas or facts your just going
> to sling personal insults. The idea being I'm looking bad as a result. I
> think not.
>
>
> On 1/5/15 11:06 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > From: Mark Rabiner
> >
> >>  A 20% crop is nothing for me.
> >
> > So getting close to a well composed APS-C size ;-)
> >
> >> I used to balk when people would say a DSLR replaced a Hasselblad.
> >> Now I half agree with it.
> >
> > I have said that my handheld M9 shots were sharper than tripod mounted
> > Hasselblad B&W negs but lacked the same tonal range, then the
> > Monochrom was released...
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
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