Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Size did, and still does, make a difference, for many reasons, with silver based processes, and continues to this day with image sensors. It's a fact. s.d. On Dec 7, 2008, at 2:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I went from film to Canon 1.6 sensor to Canon 1.3 sensor to Olympus > 4/3. Not hung up on sensor size at all, the results are what count. > > This whole sensor size discussion -- is it any different from the > discussion about film size decades ago, when the 4x5 shooters > sneered at MF and later the MF folk sneered at 35mm? > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 7, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> This is a Leica list. Some think "the" Leica list. >> On this list how many of use are shooting with DSLR's? >> Most of us. The majority of us by far though quite a few of us of >> course are >> getting good use out of our M8's. >> >> Of the vast majority of us who are getting most of our shots with >> DSLR's how >> many of use are FF's and how many of us are croppers? >> >> I think must of us on this list are FFers. >> I'd love a survey. >> or if many of us "weighed in". >> >> I unfortunately and not for long am shooting at 1.5 crop as I >> have been for >> years first with a Nikon D100 when it first hit now D200 and D40x - >> But not for long. >> I got my eye on January 17th for my upgrade date. >> I like the idea of a 50mm being my "normal" focal length again. >> >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:18:35 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Conversation: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >>> >>> Right now APS-2 and similar 1.5 or close to it crop systems are >>> starting to >>> be be referred to as "small sensor cameras". This will be the >>> preferred >>> terminology in a week or so. >>> >>> In six months you will be hard pressed do find ANYONE >>> Doing anything resembling serious work with "small sensor cameras". >>> >>> LEICA and SERIOUS WORK is/are synonymous or should be. >>> >>> >>> There will be a GAP where there shouldn't be. >>> >>> >>> >>> mark@rabinergroup.com >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Bob W <leica@web-options.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 01:35:45 -0000 >>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >>>> >>>>> >>>>> How can we convince them that the M system is ok without AF? >>>>> >>>>> What the M system needs is FF not AF. >>>>> >>>>> Give me FF or give me Death! >>>>> >>>> >>>> I don't think AF, FF or Death! are particularly desirable. What >>>> I would >>>> prefer is a sensor without the problems, and a return to the >>>> size of the >>>> early M models (M3 etc). So called FF is largely irrelevant >>>> given the >>>> resolution of the current sensor, and the availability of >>>> reasonably wide >>>> lenses. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information