On 28/08/06, Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > The '1.5x crop' sensor format was chosen as a reasonable compromise > Nah, not chosen. Dictated by economics.
I've always assumed that it was the sweet spot for sensor design re cost vs saleability. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

