Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The format of my Minolta Dimage 7 is 4:3, which just happens to exactly fill an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of inkjet printing paper perfectly (and almost fills an A3 sized sheet). I'd be disappointed in a digital camera that insisted on copying the format of an older technology. Also, since the lens is fixed, I don't have to worry about either the size of the CCD (except for technical problems with small CCDs that relate to excess noise, which I don't find to be a problem in the case of my camera), nor getting dust on the CCD when I have to change lenses. dan c. At 09:47 AM 18-09-01 -0400, Dan Post wrote: >Would the "Leica " format ratio of 1:1.5 be 'de riguer'? Might not the HDTV >format be more practical? Or one based on the 'golden Mean'? >Just a thought. We often print to 8x10 or 11x14, infrequently, for me at >least, to 8x12, 10x15 or 16x24 and this would mean a more efficient use of >available pixels. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html