Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >