Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/24

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Subject: [Leica] M4/3 format ascendant
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:42:18 -0800
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As far as I know, Mark is the only champion in LUG for "(m) 4/3 is crap"
banner :-) I really do like Mark, having to have gone out for a outing with
him, but why do people feel the need to keep addressing Mark's criticisms?


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 5:17 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote:

>  Over a year ago when I was still a consultant to Kodak I mentioned that
> the optical engineering manager assured me that it was almost impossible to
> differentiate pictures taken with APS-C and Micro 4/3 formats. This was
> from the guys who developed the sensor for the M8 and worked on the M9. He
> told me that the reason that many manufacturers didn't adopt the M4/3
> format was that it required signing up for the entire package, lens mounts,
> image distance, etc. as well as format size. You had to join the club. Only
> a few major manufacturers including Olympus, Panasonic and Leica opted to
> do so. APS-C required no such commitment. My post was received with great
> disinterest on the LUG. The blather about full frame and legacy lenses
> continued. It's a new world guys. Smaller cameras are the wave of the
> future. Goodbye to Speed Graphics, Rolleis, even Leicas. iPhones rule.
> Larry Z
> - - -?
> Jim is absolutely right when he says:?
> "Already M4/3 is very hard to distinguish from APS-C for
> most applications. And the fact remains that larger sensors mean larger
> lenses. Neither of the top 2 manufacturers of APS-C DSLRs has ever made a
> serious attempt at a high quality lens line for their cop sensor cameras.
> I'm talking about a full range of high speed primes and fast zooms, so if
> the users of APS-C cameras want really good glass, they're forced into the
> full frame lines. Only the m4/3 consortium have made a serious attempt at a
> complete system with premium glass optimized for the smaller sensor. The
> jewel-like Olympus 12mm f/1.8, the 75mm f/1.8, Panasonic 8mm fisheye and
> 7-14 are the result. Extremely compact lenses of extremely high optical
> quality."
>
>
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Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] M4/3 format ascendant)
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