Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: digital Leica (WAS Beth Keiser Shoots B&W 4x5 ForCampaign Coverage)
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:13:15 +0000

I must apologise, you seem to think it was you to whom I was addressing 
my remarks when it was not (though I forget who). In any case whether 
you compare with an M or CL a zoom viewfinder is not an economical 
piece of engineering ;-)
Frank

On Saturday, January 31, 2004, at 02:29  pm, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Frank Dernie wrote:
>>
>> I think there are a couple of things worth saying here. It is 
>> expecting
>> too much to have prime lens levels of distortion in a high zoom ratio
>> lens. It is expecting too much to get M levels of quality out of a
>> sensor less than half the size of a Minox negative.
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> I specifically did not address the issue of ultimate image quality. I
> agree that expecting the same image quality as I get out of my M would
> be unreasonable.
>
>> It is completely
>> unreasonable to imagine ever having an optical zoom viewfinder at
>> almost any price which matches the M viewfinder. These are simple 
>> facts
>> of mechanical engineering production at domestically acceptable 
>> prices.
>
> Well, I think that when I compare two digicams with essentially similar
> specs (e.g. the Digilux 2 vs. the Canon G5) and one is $1000 more
> expensive than the other, then it is reasonable to expect something
> beyond the red dot to account for the price difference. Also note that 
> I
> did not set the bar for the viewfinder at M levels--I referred to my 
> CL.
>
> Nathan
>
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