Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]firkin - I just ran a quick test by shooting a newspaper front page. The EVF appears to be exact at least to what such a rough test would show. I'd estimate the possible error of the test would be tens of pixels in both directions. It seems to me that it wouldn't be a cost driver to make it exact, though, so I suppose the best guess is that it is. Does anyone have anything more specific on this? Thanks. >Richard S. Taylor writes: >>firkin - I see what you mean about the yellow sign, now that you've >>called my attention to it. With regard to getting the lamp up a >>bit, is the idea to get it and the bow out of the trees and to make >>it more dominant? > > > >I would have liked the lamp against the sky, keeping the bow within >the trees. If the bow fell into the sky, its contrast with the sky >might be too great, but falling on the darker background keeps it >"dominant". > >>I don't know if the framing is exact or not now that I think about >>it. It has an electronic viewfinder that duplicates what appears >>on the back panel LCD but that doesn't mean it covers the same >>field as the sensor, any more than most SLR finders necessarily >>cover the field seen by the film. I'll have to check. >>It's an interesting question. Until you asked, I just assumed they >>were the same. I'll let you know what I learn. > >Thanks. I think framing is even more important with digital cameras, >especially with a 4 or 5 MP where you want to have as many pixels at >your command in the final print as possible. I've always been happy >with my negs to crop almost 50% out of enlargements, so I'm not so >fussy with the rangefinder. I do not have enough experience to say >this with certainty, but my "research" would suggest I'd need at >least 8 to 10 MP to allow such luxury. >Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) >http://www.afirkin.com >http://www.familyofman2.com _______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA