Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Mark, but you diss the M8 despite it being by miles the smallest camera with a sensor that big. It was in a class of one until the M9 came along. The X1, M8, M9 and S2 are all ground-breaking in this respect, not just the X1 and S2. cheers, Frank On 1 Mar, 2010, at 21:57, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >> If I had to draw a conclusion, it is that what matters most of all is the >> sensor size. Megapixels don't mean anything if the sensor is too small. >> >> Jean > > > Yet most of the reason why sensor size or "acreage" matters the most in > digital as well as in film is that in digital you get the more roomy pixel > pitches. Bigger. > > This practically reason does not hold up I the film analogy but the results > seem to end up the same. > Acreage acreage acreage. > > A reason why the X1 is a big deal. > Same size or smaller camera. Twice the a acreage. Or darned close to it. > > A reason why the S2 is a big deal. > Same size or smaller camera. Twice the a acreage. Or darned close to it. > > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information