Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steven A. Melnyk" wrote:
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> In short, I am not convinced of the long term
> validity of the 4/3
> standard. I am not sure that Leica does itself
> any benefit by
> aligning itself with this standard. Past
> history tells us that when
> there are several standards, only one or two
> will emerge as the
> dominate standard. In a world dominated by
> Canon and Nikon, I am not
> sure of the long term viability of this
> standard. I may be wrong but
> history would argue against the 4/3 standard.
About 80 years ago, when the "standard" was 4x5
inches or larger, along came an innovator who
proposed a much smaller format, using a film that
was a mere 35mm wide.
In a world dominated by larger formats, a great
many people were not sure of the long term
viability of this new 35mm standard. They also
probably thought that history would argue against
35mm.
Like Steven, I am a "4/3 skeptic", to the extent
that I sold my Olympus E-1 and three lenses and
bought a Canon EOS 5D and some EF glass. 12.8 MP
and low noise was too hard to resist, and 5 MP
and a lot of noise was too hard to keep.
However, the lesson of history is surely that it
is too soon to write the epitaph of the 4/3
standard just yet. We should wait and see. 4/3
may yet be "the new 35mm", and it is good to see
that Leica will be involved.
Colin
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