For me, it's the DOF that is the biggest point. The 25/1.4 Summilux is a great lens, but a 25mm lens has a huge DOF compared to a 50/1.4 wide open.
Jeffery On Sep 26, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I agree with the gist of this. People focus (no pun intended) on FF > systems as the "way to go" because there are so many lenses out there > built for this format. Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, etc. are > beginning to have extensive lens systems based on smaller formats. > Given the quality of the sensors most folks, even most pros, could get > away with a smaller sensor. yes I know noise is better, you get more > cropping space, lenses are wider, etc. I know that the laws of nature > dictate that smaller sensors will always be at a disadvantage relative > to larger ones. Still, in business the law of "good enough" applies. > OTOH, mirrorless systems are smaller and lighter and very appealing to > customers with $$$. The funny part is that Pentax will soon have one > of the biggest sensor systems under $10k. It will be purchased by > those who can really use it and those who really want it (who have the > $$$). > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 6:28 PM, P. J. Alling > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Nikon and Canon, are probably worried that mirrorless systems will >> cannibalize their current entry level DSLR business. Sony Pentax and >> Olympus have much less to loose and much more to gain. >> >> On 9/26/2010 5:50 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: >>> >>> Despite keeping relatively high prices, mirrorless systems are told to >>> have already taken 12% of sales on interchangeable-lens systems in Japan, >>> and growing quickly. I wonder what Canon & Nikon are waiting for jumping on >>> the boat... >>> >>> Dario >>> >> >> >> -- >> "His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed >> moral bankruptcy." >> -Woody Allen >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. -- 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.
