Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] Vistavision digital
From: pswango at att.net (Phil Swango)
Date: Fri Sep 24 08:39:12 2004
References: <200409240616.i8O6EQPI012285@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
At 12:16 AM 9/24/2004, Mark wrote:
>It's ASA goes to 800 and it has a real large file size:
>  1/1.7 inch Super CCD HR
>  ? 6.6 million pixels total
>  ? 6.3 million effective pixels
>Image sizes
>Standard mode
>  ? 4048x3040 (12.3 million)
>Widescreen mode
>  ? 3968x2232
>And priced to sell at half a dozen hundred bucks.

Small sensor + many pixels + 800 ISO = noise.  Of course the proof will be 
in the images.  But why didn't they complete the package and add a 2:3 
image ratio?  I don't like 9:16 any better than 4:3.  Both remind me of TV.


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