Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh I use the larger formats. I have and use a 5D and love it. If they'd come out with a full frame the size of the EP-1 that could use Leica glass for a good price I'd JUMP! I hope Leica is listening. Jim On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:21 AM, Mark Rabiner<mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Its all an output orientated equation. > If your prints and uploads are looking the way you want them to then how > off > could your gear decisions be? > But I'd try some larger formats though and make sure its ok to put them > down > and not be able to get those very high ISO's and more narrowly selective > focus when you go back to the smaller formats. > > > I gotta say though I'm supposed to be the one with the narrow weird opinion > but to me its like a bunch of guys wanting to shoot smaller than half frame > cameras on the Leica list. Cause it is! What would Barnack say? What would > HCB say? Something in German and French I guess neither would do me any > good. > > Thing is in film the only thing smaller than half frame is Minox 8x11mm. > So its pushing it me thinking of you as a bunch of Minox guys. > > > 4/3's is 13 x 17.3mm format > A 21.6mm LENS IS A NORMAL LENS FOR 4/3's!! > Why so small? > Are we saving silver? > Are we taping the camera to the visor of our baseball hat? > > Have the next crop of CCD trees not come to full size yet? > > > They can't make a pocket 1.5 crop camera? > > Sure they can they want you to buy the 2 times crops ones first. > Then upgrade to that new thing they just thought of. > Like that Sigma was supposed to be. > > I'm gonna wait. > > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:45:18 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates >> >> I would humbly submit that format size and pixel count are not as >> important as that. I've got a five year old 5 megapixel P&S that takes >> better shots that the new 10 and 12 megapixel face-detecting >> high-definition, blah, blah P&S cameras do now. To me the big selling >> point of the micro system is I can use my Leica glass on a small, >> well-built camera WITH image stabilization without spending 6 grand. >> Sounds like fun to me. >> >> Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >