Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no law of nature that defines 24x36mm as "full frame". It is a mere coincidence that this was the size available to Barnack back in 1913. If movie film had been a different size, than we would be thinking of that size as "full frame". Judging from the results produced by high quality 1.3 sensor cameras, such as the Canon 1D II or indeed the Leica DMR, there is no imperative for Leica to attempt to make a digital M with a 24x36mm sensor; in fact, producing one with a 1.3 sensor will help it sell some more lenses on the wide end. And you can be sure that no brakes will be put on product development now. I have no inside knowledge, but given the expectations raised by Leica, the company would be commercially comatose if not dead if they do not show a WORKING digital M at Photokina in 2 1/2 months. Nathan Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > Will the digital M be FF? Even if Leica had no inkling of the Canon D5 > that > burst on the scene a few months ago, it seems reasonable to assume that > the > brakes are on whatever sub-FF M sensor that Leica Solms intended to be > rolled > out at Photokina. In any case, it's a whole new ball game. > > Bob R > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog