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Subject: [Leica] can you answer this question?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:01:19 -0500

A 2x sensor is 17x13
A 1 1/7th is 7 x 5.3.

What you may be able to so with a 2x 4/3rd is nowhere the same as with the
much smaller 1 1/7th of the D-lux. Which is a way less of a serious camera
than a 4/3's.

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:45:22 -0800
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] can you answer this question?
> 
> Steve, I have made 16x20 prints from my ancient Olympus E-3 which happens
> to be 2x sensor and 10MP. Not all images will work at that enlargement, but
> it is possible.
> 
> I would think the biggest factor is how good the glass is, and what ISO is
> it being used, since we can assume that the PRO photog have good 
> techniques.
> 
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> a question from a non memeber has been sent to me, on which  I would like
>> to solicit your thoughts, before I attempt an answer.
>> 
>> 
>> A pro photographer asks me whether the new small Leica D Lux 6  (sensor
>> size factor 1.7   a 10.1 MP CMOS) can make very large prints if
>> desired.....as large as 14 x 21 in at the largest.... I am not sure if 
>> this
>> question is answerable with this information. Can some one help me with 
>> the
>> answer, how to get it, or if that is not possible, why not?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> 
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