Well. That is interesting. So Oly could also sell their lenses with
Canon and Nikon mounts for the reduced format digital.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Mar 13, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> This Oly page states that the 4/3 in the specification refers to the
> size of the image circle which is four thirds of an inch or 1-1/3
> inches
> or 33.8mm.
> <http://olympusdigitalschool.com/e-system_cameras/e-1/
> E-1_Digital_Camera_-_A_Closer_Look/index.html>
>
> The E-1 only uses 21.6mm of that.
> <http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_7045.htm>
>
> Note that both page references are official Oly sources.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>> My recollection of the 4/3 standard is that image/sensor size and
>> proportions are not defined, only the bounds are defined. Perhaps
>> the bounds
>> are indicated by Walt's measurements, being anything that fits
>> into a 30mm
>> circle!
>>
>> --
>> Piers
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf
>> Of Winsor Crosby
>> Sent: 13 March 2006 17:34
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Super 4/3?
>>
>> Anyone have a sense of the coverage of the Oly digital lenses? If
>> it is
>> generous couldn't Oly some time in the future decide on a little
>> bigger
>> sensor in order to increase resolution and keep noise down? I
>> could see them
>> putting circuitry in the camera that would detect the model of
>> lens, its
>> setting and automatically correct any mild vignetting
>> automatically. Or
>> resurrect the square format. Hmm.
>>
>>
>>
>> Winsor
>> Long Beach, California, USA
>>
>>
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