I understand the attraction; I like my mu43 cameras because they are much easier to carry and I am much more likely to take it with me. There are still IQ trade-offs but those are getting better all the time.
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Aug 23, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> This is fun: >> >> http://photorumors.com/2011/08/22/fujifilm-x10-in-the-next-few-weeks/ >> >> Super compacts seem to be the big wave right now. Maybe DSLRs have >> hit a bit of a wall? > > It's a wall called physics. > > Allow my to channel Miserere, Godfrey et. al. for a moment. > > With an SLR system, you're limited at the wide end by registration distance, > especially with a 35mm derived sensor. You can get some improvement on that > score by making Cotty eat his hat, but those sensors cost a LOT more. > > On the other hand, sensor technology is improving so much that you can get > reasonable performance from smaller and smaller sensors, which means less > costly glass, less costly sensors, and smaller, more convenient cameras. > Also, most people benefit from shorter lenses and more depth of field, > they're more interested in making sure that their subject is sharp, than that > everything else is out of focus. It's also probably easier to do autofocus > quickly if there is more room for error. There is also the advantage of > being able to tune the glass, sensor, registration distance to the exact > application, rather than trying to make it fit a general compromise like an > SLR mount. > > Or, if I weren't so pedantic and loquacious, I'd say something like: > > Well, duh! Smaller sensors and no mirror works better for almost everyone > that either hasn't invested in a lot of DSLR format lenses. > > >> -- >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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.
