"RGBaker" <gb@bakerfilms.com> wrote in message news:7mmQa.1260$104.90832@news20.bellglobal.com...

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> > Ok, that makes more sense. But then it isn't the size of the sensor

> > that counts, but the size of the lens, right?

> The lens is clearly a factor, but all else being equal ... means that all

> else is equal. Larger CCDs are better at gathering light. Large lens are

> better at gathering light. Large CCDs and large lens are better still ...

Uh, please lose the "large lens" thingy, since it adds nothing, and is

misleading... It is perfectly possible to have a lens with a front the size

of a dinner plate that lets in less light intensity than one of the tiny-fronted

zoom lenses on a Mini-DV camcorder. Lens "size" indicates little of

value, but the relative aperture and area of coverage may...

Best to stick with the "all else being equal" premise, and just change the

CCD size and/or pixel count for this discussion...;-)