[Leica] Leica Q

[Nathan Wajsman]

This is how the Ricoh GR works—the lens is 28mm (equivalent) but you can also select crops for 35mm and 47mm. The nice thing is that the image on the rear LCD changes to show the crop.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 04 Jun 2015, at 08:19, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
> 
> Actually, it makes perfect sense, both for the market this camera is aimed at and in regards to lens design.
> Most folks have no need of all the pixels of the sensor anyway, so a crop to an effective 35 or even 50 mm focal length will not harm quality for something on the web or printed 8 x 10.
> 
> Jay
> 
> On 6/3/2015 10:04 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>> INTERESTING - if they announce a 35mm, people would want a 28mm. Now that
>> they are announcing 28, people would want a 35 :-)
>> 
>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hmm, how long before the rangefinder is no longer profitable to produce...
>>> 
>>> http://www.cameraegg.org/leica-q-typ-116-leaked-image-specs/
>>> 
>>> Jay
> 
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