[OM] Re: What to buy, what to buy.

[Andrew Fildes]

I'm sorry but the rest of the world prints A4 - come on, you know it  
makes sense.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 07/05/2008, at 11:45 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> A 4/3 sensor is 17.3x13mm and when cropped to 8x10 ratio gives
> 16.25x13mm for a total area of 211.25 square mm.  A Canon 1.6X crop
> sensor is 22.2x14.8mm and when cropped 8x10 is 18.5x14.8mm for a total
> are of 267.14 square mm or 26.5% larger.  A Nikon 1.5X crop sensor is
> 23.6x15.8mm for a total area of 312.05 square mm or 47.7% larger.  A
> Canon 5D sensor is 35.8x23.9mm and cropped 8x10 is 29.88x23.9mm for a
> total area of 714.13 square mm or 338% larger.
>
> Sorry, but I don't find much parity in these numbers.



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