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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
