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From: Bob G on 24 May 2010 15:09 How about a full-frame four thirds from Olympus or Panasonic? Full-frame four thirds: 24mm x 32mm
From: nospam on 24 May 2010 15:45 In article <d9cdc081-af06-4055-96b4-2c4ddc14b186(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, Bob G <mrbobjames(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > How about a full-frame four thirds from Olympus or Panasonic? 4/3rs can never be full frame. it's maximum size is what it is. it can never be any bigger.
From: Bob G on 24 May 2010 15:51 On May 24, 2:45 pm, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article > > > 4/3rs can never be full frame. it's maximum size is what it is. it can > never be any bigger. 4/3 is an artihmetic ratio - unless it's been registered as a proprietary name (which I doubt), it can be applied to any rectangular- shaped object that satisfies it.
From: John Navas on 24 May 2010 16:08 On Mon, 24 May 2010 12:51:49 -0700 (PDT), Bob G <mrbobjames(a)yahoo.com> wrote in <5201c112-e9bc-4f35-9aac-06d7f2662e15(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>: >On May 24, 2:45�pm, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >> In article >> >> 4/3rs can never be full frame. it's maximum size is what it is. it can >> never be any bigger. > >4/3 is an artihmetic ratio - unless it's been registered as a >proprietary name (which I doubt), it can be applied to any rectangular- >shaped object that satisfies it. I'm guessing Four Thirds is in fact a registered proprietary name. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: nospam on 24 May 2010 16:22
In article <5201c112-e9bc-4f35-9aac-06d7f2662e15(a)c13g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>, Bob G <mrbobjames(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > 4/3rs can never be full frame. it's maximum size is what it is. it can > > never be any bigger. > > 4/3 is an artihmetic ratio - unless it's been registered as a > proprietary name (which I doubt), it can be applied to any rectangular- > shaped object that satisfies it. 4/3rds has been registered and it's based on the *size* of the sensor, not (just) it's aspect ratio. full frame means a 24x36mm frame, the standard 35mm film frame, and it's a term that began 50 years ago when olympus came out with a half-frame 35mm film camera. |