Will the fact that the sensor is closer to the lens produce a "sharper" image? Will the image circle of existing 4:3 lenses not completely cover the sensor, therefore, producing vignetting, but increasing the telescopic effect? Do to a gain in DOF, will small aperture diffraction be reduced?
Please be gentle. ;) Jack --- On Fri, 9/12/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: panasonic's new micro four/thirds camera: G1 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 9:45 AM > They're still hobbled by the small sensor size. As > technology improves > and 24x36mm sensors become more prevalent, (and there's > no upgrade path > even possible), I think this will be relegated to a second > class system, > sort of where 4:3 is headed today. The same issue that > always comes up > when comparing formats, bigger is better, (higher image > quality), if you > can afford it. > > Mike Johnson had an interesting take on lens compactness. > He always > thought that amateurs liked telephotos for their extra > reach, smaller > formats make for smaller long lenses with the same reach, > so that would > be good. But it's not the effective focal length > it's the physical > size that matters. Most amateurs want big lenses because > they look more > impressive. My 400 captures the same image, (on my > sensor), as your 800 > on your's, but the 800 trumps. > > In other words size /still/ matters. > > Subash wrote: > > since no one seems to have posted the link here... :-) > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/Previews/PanasonicG1/ > > > > > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a > kind word alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
