Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry I think that there is a lot more to the topic than you've addressed there. Commenting only on the 'blather' remark. Leica continues to build on their success since 2009, Kodak, not so much ;-) Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 25 February 2014 11:17, <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." > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >