I wrote:
> >
> > The subject of digital backs for an OM keeps popping up on the list. I
> > can't see it happening, myself, and in any case I'm not sure I'd want
> > one. Producing a digital version of a 35mm camera usually results in a 50%
> > increase in focal length, due to the fact that the CCD sensor is smaller
> > than a 35mm negative.
And Tom Scales said:
> I think the focal length multiplier is a short-term problem. Quality LCD's
> in the fullsize of a 35mm neg are not that far off. In fact, I thought
> Kodak announced one.
Just had a quick look around Kodak's web-site, and found a press-release
about a new digital back - I assume that's what Tom is referring to?
(http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/pr20000919-33.shtml)
Interestingly enough, the sensor size is 36x36mm, but it's being released
as a medium-format back, so the wide-angle issue remains the same. Is there
something about the structure of digital sensors which means that they
can't cope with extreme wide-angle lenses?
Alasdair, who is hanging on to his 21/3.5 Zuiko...
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