Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark This reads more as an anti Canon pamphlet than something else. At least it changes a bit from your usual anti fourthirds tirades. But, your calculation is anyway wrong as you found out yourself. I'm not a big Canon enthusiast (except for Canon LTM stuff), but the Canon G9 1/1.7" sensor produces significantly less noise, than the unsignificanzly bigger 1/1.65" D-lux sensor. Compare pictures. I did. I find ths more relevant for evaluating a camera, than doing arithmetic exercises. Additionally, the Canon has an optical viewfinder (though a bit dim), while the D-Lux let's you practise your chimping skills. Consider the D-Lux as a low end fourthirds camera, your all time favourite system :-) Didier > 1/1.7" 4:3 14.941 9.500 7.600 5.700 > Type Aspect Ratio Dia. (mm) Diagonal Width Height > > A normal lens for this sized sensor is 7.6 millimeters. > > The Leica Dlux three sensor diagonal and normal lens would be > 15.3939mm > > And the camera is half the size and twice the format. > And twice as not ugly. > > And it doesn't say "Canon" on it. > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091408leicadlux3.asp > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong9/ > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner