In fact, the ability to use FF existing lenses on the digital APS-sized sensor body is the sole reason, I'm sure, that many of us purchased the body to begin. It's why Pentax made it compatible with K-mounts.
Who cares about so-called efficency if it works and we're satified with the results? It's like me saying you're 4x5's are inefficent because you expend extra calories lugging it around, spend too much time changing film, and it uses way too much film when the image could be captured in a smaller format. What does efficiency really matter when what one really cares about is the end result?
Tom C.
From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Small-sensor DSLR probably not a stop-gap Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:52:03 -0500
Yes it is, the flange distance is too long causing the retrofocus factor to me absurdly higher than necessary with wide angles. And all the lenses are compromised in terms of size weight and performance. You don't use P67 lenses on 35mm cameras and it really isnt that good to be using 35mm lenses on APS sensors. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Small-sensor DSLR probably not a stop-gap
JC wrote:
> >I have no idea IF this is going to happen or WHEN >but it seems to me that a 35mm FF camera lens used >on a APS sensor is really inefficient and wont last long term. > >JCO >
It's not inefficient at all if you already own the 35mm FF lens. Sure you collect a couple trillion photons that never hit the sensor, but they were free to begin with. That's where a lot of us are coming from.
Tom C.
