[Leica] Canon doesn't see it quite like Mark

[csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich)]

 One parallel regarding digital and film format is that it is a function of
economy and necessarily chosen to reflect the economic artistic strata you
wish to participate.  Being a film user in 2013 I'm doomed to participating
in the lowest strata regardless of my Leica MP and the difference between
my results or those of a K1000 are meaningless today.  Whether a full frame
compact can compete with new digital M is too narrow an issue for
meaningful opinions about output, but if your goal is MOMA you better be
saving for a digital 10x8.

On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:17 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
wrote:

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> On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
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> > Never say never..... at least on availability if a FF 6x6 sensor.....
>  cost
> > and ability to actually own one is a totally different issue....
> >
> > Look how far (big)  they have come already....   Phase One offers sensor
> > sizes of up to 54x40mm.... which is REALLY close to the actual 645
> negative
> > area
> > 6x6 film had an image area of 56x56 ( memory might be off a bit..).. we
> are
> > about 2/3 of the way to that goal .....
> >
> > Of course, the sensor makers do not know about the concept of "square" so
> > maybe it is a bit longer till they figure it out.....
>
> true enough - re: never say never - though
> I will continue to doubt it come to be - at least in my lifetime.
>
> Perhaps when the medium format design-heads move to C-mos?
> 'til then I think we're up against a cost-heat-design-wall.
>
> )though I'm not an engineer - nor do I pretend to be one(
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
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