Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well yes of course. It's bigger than a full frame sensor!! On Mar 26, 2012 3:52 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > You mean stick two APS-C sensors side by side (45mm x 16.7mm)? Any way you > look at it, to get beyond FF is going to be costly.... > > john > ________________________________________ > > > 2x 1.5 Crop is bigger than a 35mm full frame sensor :-) > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:32 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > > I know. > > > > It only makes sense if using a larger than FF sensor - but then what will > > the cost be.... > > > > Or would you be happy with a 36mm x 13mm sensor (and a new set of lenses) > > ;-) > > > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > If I know anything at all, I know shooting XPan AND the M9 :-). > > > > 2/3 of 24x66mm is 1056mm, which is bigger than the full frame 35mm AND it > > will be the right ratio. Cropping an M9 image will NOT be the same. I > have > > done it. > > > > Cropping a P30 image (30 MP) will almost work, but this still has more > real > > estate. > > > > And real estate does make a difference. > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 3:08 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > wrote: > > > > > If it is no wider than 36mm (i.e. FF) then may as well crop an M9 > > shot.... > > > Even if they fit a 45mm x 33mm Kodak sensor the same ratio would make > the > > > sensor 45mm x 16.5mm (a 1.44 crop compared to film). Of course a sensor > > > from the IQ160/180 could be used ;-) > > > > > > john > > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://photorumors.com/2012/03/26/rumor-hasselblad-to-introduce-a-new-family-of-digital-cameras-at-photokina-digital-x-pan/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoRumors+%28PhotoRumors.com%29 > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >