Comments on: Leica will not join MicroFourThirds (via Steve Huff) http://www.43rumors.com/once-again-leica-will-not-join-microfourthirds-via-steve-huff/ Panasonic and Olympus Digital Camera News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Fazal Majid http://www.43rumors.com/once-again-leica-will-not-join-microfourthirds-via-steve-huff/comment-page-1/#comment-12028 Fazal Majid Sun, 16 May 2010 22:23:24 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=13074#comment-12028 Leica determined that the market for m4/3 is enthusiasts looking for high quality in a compact package, and thus the increase in bulk from an interchangeable mount is not worth it and the way to go is the X1. I never use any other lens that the 20mm pancake on my GF1, and if the X1 had better AF, I would probably have gotten one myself. Comparing the M9 to a m4/3 camera is of course completely ridiculous. As for image quality, neither m4/3 nor the M9 perform adequately at ISO 1600 and higher compared to full-frame and even APS-C DSLRs. Leica determined that the market for m4/3 is enthusiasts looking for high quality in a compact package, and thus the increase in bulk from an interchangeable mount is not worth it and the way to go is the X1. I never use any other lens that the 20mm pancake on my GF1, and if the X1 had better AF, I would probably have gotten one myself. Comparing the M9 to a m4/3 camera is of course completely ridiculous. As for image quality, neither m4/3 nor the M9 perform adequately at ISO 1600 and higher compared to full-frame and even APS-C DSLRs.

]]> By: Martin http://www.43rumors.com/once-again-leica-will-not-join-microfourthirds-via-steve-huff/comment-page-1/#comment-11974 Martin Sat, 15 May 2010 08:08:33 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=13074#comment-11974 I think, when " met ... from Leica on a party " is not anymore possible because The S2 system costed a lot of money and does not bring in any, and if the Leica managers will be starving, then Leica will rebrand a m4/3 camera, paint the red dot on it, make a small firmware change and sell the leica version for the double price, to be able to go to parties again, and this might work ;-) I think, when ” met … from Leica on a party ” is not anymore possible because The S2 system costed a lot of money and does not bring in any, and if the Leica managers will be starving, then Leica will rebrand a m4/3 camera, paint the red dot on it, make a small firmware change and sell the leica version for the double price, to be able to go to parties again, and this might work ;-)

]]> By: matteo http://www.43rumors.com/once-again-leica-will-not-join-microfourthirds-via-steve-huff/comment-page-1/#comment-11904 matteo Wed, 12 May 2010 21:59:29 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=13074#comment-11904 Hi I think Leica has ordered a 4/3 sensor to Kodak to study a new m4/3 campera because Kodak has developed a new 8.8MP 4/3 sensor and Leica use only Kodak CCD Sensor with the same CCD fotodiode dimension. The quality directly depending from sensor dimension is only a commercial boutade to push FF M9 sensor or S2 sensor. because the Kodak sensor photodiode has the same dimension in 4/3 sensor and in S2 Sensor. bye ;-) Hi
I think Leica has ordered a 4/3 sensor to Kodak to study a new m4/3 campera
because Kodak has developed a new 8.8MP 4/3 sensor and Leica use only Kodak CCD Sensor with the same CCD fotodiode dimension.

The quality directly depending from sensor dimension is only a commercial boutade to push FF M9 sensor or S2 sensor.
because the Kodak sensor photodiode has the same dimension in 4/3 sensor and in S2 Sensor.
bye ;-)

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