Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]understood, but most 35mm point and shoots i've used, such as the contax T series and olympus XA have f2.8 primes. combined with a fast film like fujicolor 1600 you get decent low-light capability in a small package. f2.8 is not unusual in small digital cameras. -rei On Jun07 12:58, Dave Mason wrote: > Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> writes: > > > That was exactly my point. I am sure the Sigma sensor is better than > > the GRD's, since it is so much bigger. But let's say that I am > > shooting in a situation where I need to set the GRD at f2.4 and ISO > > 400 to obtain a handholdable shutter speed. With the Sigma, I would > > need to set an ISO of 1000 in the same conditions because the lens is > > 1 1/3 slower. So the relevant question for me is whether the Sigma > > sensor at 1000 is better than the Ricoh sensor at 400. And that is > > not guaranteed. And besides, I already have the Ricoh, while the > > Sigma is vaporware at this point :-) > > > > On 7-jun-2007, at 16:33, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > > > >> seems interesting, but why is the lens so darned slow? > > > I think this somewhat misses the idea behind a "point and shoot" > doesn't it? These are not supposed to be professional cameras and its > pretty amazing how good they have become at their sizes. I carry the > Panasonic lx1 of which people complain about the noise - I don't find > it a problem at all because when I want to shoot at higher ISOs I pull > out a different camera - why worry? Its designed for my pocket and > quick snaps - it performs both very admirably. > > Dave -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey