Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> The reason the sensor in the DMR is smaller than a standard 35mm frame > is so that the various bits of gubbins round the sensor fit into the > film gate. Until a sensor with rear connections and very different > geometry is developed a 36x24 surface sensor will not be able to fit > into a camera designed for film. This will also be true for a back for > an M, which would still have been my favoured option had it been practical. > --Frank Demie --------------------------------- Frank, How much smaller than 36x24 array would the DMR's be? Would it be larger than the one in the D70? As for the DM(?), would the engineering be of a different order in the future, or the same as you suggest now? The fact that Leica Solms is taking a lot of time to develop the DM models seems to indicate that they are solving the 24x36 pixel array. I believe that full frame 36x24 digital reflexes are on the market sold by Kodak and Canon with hefty price tags. I think Nikon developed them. But I may be wrong. Bob