Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02

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Subject: [Leica] PIXEL PITCH SIZE
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:53:24 -0600
References: <C7B2B9C2.5E8DC%mark@rabinergroup.com> <B4555A5D-DE6A-45E5-9BDE-4421C1F76CB8@mac.com> <86E3B22349BB4FE396E0BD3263E20FF3@jimnichols> <99FC4151-3F1F-466A-93BC-00AF1A6A1ECF@mac.com> <eb6799211003021040p6b48f192y8dd20d2ff56d7a57@mail.gmail.com>

Not to mention
the vision
and technical skill
of the photographer;
the quality and intensity
of the light;
the content and context
of the subject;
all of which,
in the end,
carry more importance than
pixel pitch.
(unless the pixels actually impair the image;
which does indeed happen)

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> Well, this is why "bigger is always better" is not always right. It  
> must be
> prefaced with "All other things being equal..." On a digital  
> camera, you
> have the support circuitry, the AD converter, the processing  
> engine, and the
> rest of the camera to give you that final RAW output.
>
> This is presumably why Nikon dares to charge $4000-$5000 more for  
> their D3x
> than the Alpha A900A850 even though the sensors are the same.
>
> This is why the Canon G11 (?) with its teeny 2 micron pixel pitch size
> *under some conditions as tested,* produces printed output  
> indistinguishable
> from a MF digital back, as claimed by Michael Reichmann.
>
> This is why if you have $4000+ to buy a lens, you buy Leica, if you  
> have
> $2000, you buy used Leica, if you have only $1000, you buy Zeiss.  
> If you
> have only $500, buy Cosina or ancient Leica.
>
> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:24 AM, George Lottermoser  
> <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote:
>
>> Apparently it can be worth less than a larger pixel
>> (up to a point yet to be determined)
>>
>> ;~)
>>
>> For the moment
>> I'm putting my money on
>> the 6 - 6.8 pixels on a CCD
>> 'cause that's what the "big" boys use
>> (and what's in my M8 and DMR)
>> (even though my 5D sports 8.2 on its Cmos)
>>
>> ;~)
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>  I looked at two sources.  Both said 5.49, for what that is worth.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser"  
>>> <imagist3 at mac.com
>>>>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:54 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] PIXEL PITCH SIZE
>>>
>>>
>>>  the two numbers came from two different sources.
>>>> I'm not sure which one is correct?
>>>> Just wasn't interested enough to track it down.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>> george at imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  It cold be when they use two numbers like that
>>>>>  5.49 - 5.54 size pixel
>>>>> There is something else going on. Maybe you're supposed to  
>>>>> multiply
>>>>> them?!?!?
>>>>>
>>>>
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