[Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon

[imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)]

24x36mm = 864 sq mm
15.8x23.6mm = 373 sq mm

2 x 373 = 746 sq mm

or 118 sq mm less than 864 sq mm

which is why L X W (area) matters

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On Mar 25, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> I'm not a math guy I don't think in logarithms or multiples
> I think linier.
>
> The APS-C is
> 15.8 X 23.6mm
>
> Full frame would be
> 24 x 36mm
>
> the short side of full frame is the same size or bigger than the  
> long side
> of APS-C
>
>
> Or I think this pasted from my Apple Calc:
>
> 36 / 23.6 = 1.525