[Leica] S2 hits Photokina

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

An off list discussion with Hoppy makes me want to share those thoughts I
expressed to him on list.
Here they are:

30x45 is significant.
Representing a real option to medium format digital.
It will be interesting to see how soon how many jobs it steals from medium
format digital. As they will be bought camera stores just like Hassy H
system for rental.
Is the thought now that what they get now from Hassy H1 is overkill?
My guess is yes and half the Perc to medium format digital is the software
edge you get with those tethered cameras hooked up with the expert to the
large monitor.
They'd be room for this new full frame on steroids or 645 on Atkins format.
I think it will go over like gang busters.




mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: <red735i@earthlink.net>
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> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:33:29 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 hits Photokina
> 
> Not to beat around the bushes:  Wrong.
> 
> Yes, an lens creates a circular inmage circle.
> The way to think about this is to place a circle on a sheet of paper.
> Over it, place 2 small black pieces of paper... one 24x36mm the other, 36mm
> square.  You will see that the basic issue is the DIAGONAL of the sensor, 
> not
> an edge dimension.
> 
> try it out physically, then you will never be confused about image circle 
> and
> coverage.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> Now a technical question...the image from a lens is an image circle
>> correct? Not a rectangle, correct?  Now a 35mm piece of film is a
>> rectangle so to make a larger sensor all one really would need to do is
>> to make it square, 35mm square, and you'd have a larger sensor and still
>> be able to use existing lenses, or am I WAY off on my thinking?
>> 
> 
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