On 2 May 2002 at 12:26, Mark Erickson wrote: > Two aspects of the 35mm SLR architecture make it a bad platform for a > digital camera: the mirror box size, and the image circle coverage. I have no > doubts that if you free lens designers from these constraints they'll be able to > design better lenses than those available for 35mm systems. > > Take a look at the Digital Photography Review of the Sony DSC-F707 to see > how well a zoom lens can perform when the designers are freed of the tyranny of > the 35mm mirror box:
Whilst I appreciate the effort that Digital Photography Review and other site like them put into their camera reviews they really don't know much about photography and what matters to photographers. The Sony DSC-F707 and the Olympus E series cameras get pretty good reviews as they should compared to the majority of digicams however both lenses display serious optical aberrations. The Oly has quite pronounced geometric distortion at its zoom extremes and it suffers from chromic aberrations also particularly at the frame corners. I'd rather the tyranny of a mirror box and a lens that I know works properly. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
