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Re: How can Sigma make sure the FFF is the best success it can be?

Scottelly wrote:

D Cox wrote:

Iain G Foulds wrote:

… Thinking that it is important to remember that “full frame” is a false label. It is not an objective measure of completeness- as if anything smaller is incomplete.

… It is simply an arbitrary dimension and ratio left-over from film days.

It made sense when half frame film cameras were popular. Now that half frame is for some reason called APS-C it makes less sense.

If you don't like it, why not type "24x36mm" ?

And as for 4/3 --- 4/3 of what ?

Don

After posting more than 32,000 times I would think you'd have learned that micro-4/3 stands for a 2x crop factor sensor with a 4x3 format, rather than 3x2, like APS-C and full-frame cameras have. Of course, full-frame refers to a frame of 35mm film, but the sensors are actually approximately 36mm.

Or does it stand for 4/3 of a 1 and 1/3 inch vidicon tube ?

The names of sensor sizes are designed to be as confusing as possible.

Don

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