Jack Davis wrote:
> Will the fact that the sensor is closer to the lens produce a "sharper" image?
>
Probably not.
> 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?
>
No more than on current 4:3 cameras.
> Please be gentle. ;)
>
Suffer.
>
> Jack
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> --- On Fri, 9/12/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: panasonic's new micro four/thirds camera: G1
>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
>> 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/
>>>
>>>
>>>
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