> If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't a 4/3 sensor be about the size of a 35mm frame > (assuming they chose a tradition 3x5 or 4x6 ratio)? > > That could be good news. (Of course I could be completely wrong with my > understanding of this whole CCD size terminology). > > Happy Shooting, JD
According to the editor, Steve Hynes, of the UK's "Professional Photographer" journal in his November 2002's editorial, a 4/3 chip means that its diagonal is 22.5mm with rectangular dimensions of 18 x 13.5mm. He also suggests 13MP sensors and that 300mm f2 lenses would be feasible (due to smaller image circle), giving us the equivalent of 600mm f4 in 35mm terms. (I don't understand his logic here - I thought f2 was always f2 unless followed by an extender.) When I first read his piece it certainly made me wonder whether I'm doing the right thing by hanging on to all my EOS lenses for the day when Canon will introduce a full frame SLR which is affordable to me, a strict amateur, at the UK's rip-off prices. My guess is that it may well depend on how sales take off for this new standard. If Nikon join in?... It's overall grey outside, so back to cataloguing my slides... Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
