Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] Canon doesn't see it quite like Mark
From: csaganich at gmail.com (Chris Saganich)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:21:16 -0500
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Mock it up on a white background...Looks fine

On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> Actually, as I understand it, Kodak thoroughly understood the concept of
> square, but remember the company was run by dolts, because they didn't see
> the applicability other than for CIA satellites.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Saganich
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon doesn't see it quite like Mark
>
> 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:
>
>
>> On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>>
>> > 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
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**imagist <http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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