Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep sounds like a digital zoom function. Just an in-camera crop in effect. Still a really cool shot. I wouldn't want to try it with the visoflex! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Lifeview and long lens - Geoff Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >And wow, when the DoF is so narrow it does not cover the thickness of the >folds of a dragonfly's wing, you need some seriously careful focusing! A >very polished touch to frame with a complementary 'matt' colour too. Quite >beautiful too with the detail of the delicate lattice structure and the >colours of gold and red. > > >On the 'double focal length' effect, it sounds like an internal crop, like a >digital zoom. No more information than from a crop of a Raw version though. > > > the L1 also offers a digital zoom feature - so there must be a difference - I 've hardly yet tried the Dzoom as quality falls dramatically I guess under LV they use only part of the sensor but how and why is a mystery to me. phx > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information