on 9/24/02 1:04 PM, Chris Barker at imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I thought that the 4/3 related to the proportions, rather than
> absolute dimensions: 4:3 ratio. It was reported as such in the
> latest Amateur Photographer.
>
> Chris
4/3 is for the diagonal of the image sensor... one of the web pages has the
length and width dimensions, with the 4/3 area, APS negative size, and 35mm
negative size. The 4/3 sensor size is about 14mm x 18mm, which is smaller
than APS or 35mm, though larger than 16mm film frame size.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-1's, -2's, -4's, (no -3's yet) and no OM-oney...
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