That's fine. But there are thousands of professional and serious amateur photographers out there that do not have that restriction. I shot 4x5 for a while, and there is no denying the beauty of large format for certain types of images. I discovered a small spider web once on a barb of a wire fence that I had not noticed in the original landscape, when I printed it at 16x20. There's something to be said for that, especially if one is printing fairly large.
But what I do now does not depend on that level of resolution. I can print up to 12x16 using Oly E-1 image files, with low-level unsharp mask, and they look very sharp. Much of this is macro work, which is perceived differently in that great detail is already possible without large format. I'm happy not to have to hike out into the desert and pack some very hefty camera to do that. I'm fine with the 4/3's sensor, and I await the next generation of the E-1, which is a very solid camera. While I recognize that the sensor size is a limiting factor, in general, there are other limiting factors, such as there were with film, e.g., lack of flatness of the film. I think that time will favor the 4/3's sensor in the context of all the other limiting factors in what makes makes possible a good photograph. And of course none of this addresses the most crucial aspect of all, as you know, the creativity of the photographer...subject matter, composition, etc. We've all got our own gigs. Berry On 7/5/07 7:07 PM, "David J. Littleboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Berry Ives" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 7/5/07 5:44 PM, "David J. Littleboy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The 4/3 sensor is 1/4 the area of the FF sensors, and not really a serious >> format. If one is concerned with image quality. > > I think that for you to say this is equivalent, in the film world, of saying > that 35mm cameras are not really a serious format. > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > Well, if you've been listening, I've been saying and/or implying that, > too<g>. > > I've owned several 35mm cameras over the years, and always have come back to > medium format. The 5D is the first 24x36mm format camera I've owned that > I've been happy with. YMMV, of course. > > David J. Littleboy > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tokyo, Japan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or > body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
