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Subject: [Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008
From: fredhess at phenix-visuals.nl (Fred Hess / Phenix Visuals.nl)
Date: Thu May 8 02:22:52 2008
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Our eyes are olso round....;-))

Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Didier Ludwig" <leica@screengang.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008


> 30x30 mathematically. But assuming there's a certain tolerance outside 
> this circle it might also be 32x32.
>
> Why not introducing a circular format? Would make a 1470 mm2 image field 
> for a 30mm radius... Next step would be round computer monitors... :-)
>
> Didier
>
>
>>So what's the biggest square you can fit in a circle 43.266?
>>30 or 31mm?
>>Which is certainly a more efficient use of your image circle getting you
>>more acreage to work with.
>>
>>30 * 30 = 900
>>31 * 31 = 961
>>32 * 32 = 1024
>>
>>24 * 36 = 864
>>Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>>> No. 36x36 fills a larger circle than 24x36.
>>> Look this sketch I made once when the discussion was about the same 
>>> topic:
>>> http://mogool.com/transfer/pythagoras.gif
>>> Didier
>
>
>>>> They could very easily go to a 36x36 and keep the current lenses.
>>>> Gene
>
>
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Replies: Reply from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008)