Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] why I *don't* want a digital M
From: Shel Belinkoff <belinkoff@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:34:17 -0700
References: <1120AB2026ABD211A82600A024B97137C174@einstein.morton.org.uk>

> Dante A. Stella wrote:
> 
> "The real threat to 35mm film will come with the next generation of
> sensors.  If pixel size were to, say, halve, you could halve the frame size
> and use much smaller cine-type lenses.  Then you get into f/1.4 and f/2
> zooms, things that conventional camera users dream about.  

I don't know much about sensors and pixels, but, FWIW, the new
Olympus C-3040 and C-2040 uses an f/1.8~2.6 3x zoom lens.  It
seems that the magic number you've suggested has been
reached.  
- -- 
Shel Belinkoff
mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net
"It matters little how much equipment we use; it 
matters much that we be masters of all we do use." - Sam Abell

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