On Sat, Jan 04, 2014, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 1/4/2014 9:22 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>On Sat, Jan 04, 2014, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> >>>My point is that miniaturization is reaching yet another level. And >>>this camera unlike iPhone's and plethora of Android devices is >>>seriously real deal. >> >>Yes and no -- real glass requires real weight and bulk. I agree that >>most people (who don't care about DOF, macro, or large prints) will >>stick with phone cameras. No surprise, really. > > Aahz, I have to very respectfully disagree. Have a look on > Voigtlander Nokton 40/1.4. Given its speed, it is positively very > small. And to boot it naturally covers the so called full frame. The > Pentax 40/2.8 pancake is also very small. > > So you can have small (not iPhone small though) lenses and cameras...
The Nokton's far too big for someone to just carry around. You can't stick that in your pocket. The Pentax barely fits (once you add the required camera), and it's not full-frame. Again, only people who care about DOF, macro, or large prints want anything more than a phone camera these days. (Okay, low-light, too.) -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
