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Re: Lenses are the next big logical leap
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technic wrote:
cgarrard wrote:
Haven't any of you wondered why brighter lenses aren't on compacts with smaller sensors? It's not a matter of can or can't its been a matter of will or won't.
To me the G series would be so ridiculously nice with an f/.85-f/1.4 24-90mm lens over a 1 1/7" sensor.
Why not?
And yes an f/.85-f/1.2 lens is definitely possible on a compact camera with a small sensor so long as the focal length is reasonable. Especially these days with rapidly advancing optical formulas and technology.
I don't see the latest developments as just advancement. These bright, ultra-compact zoom lenses come with an obvious price: worse image quality, especially in the corners. Not something I look forward to, but YMMV.
The G16's lens is stellar, and bright, and has a nice usuable zoom range. Just because manufacturers of late aren't making the newer brighter lenses for the larger sensor cameras we are seeing now better, doesn't mean they can't make better and brighter ones later.
Right now I think that the 1 1/7" sized sensor is poised well to get brighter glass put in front of it. It's much less of an engineers challenge to do so vs say, the 1" sized sensors that are so popular right now.
There may be a bit of an overzealous desire to bring these devices to enthusiasts as fast as possible which is creating a gap in quality. That in itself has created room for future models to improve upon the optical tech.
However, what I said is possible with today's tech. A brighter lens around a 1 1/7" sized sensor can be both brighter and have excellent optical characteristics.
Carl
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