[Leica] DMR: Hands on

[feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli di Giorgio)]

> The moire filter is in software, not hardware.  The idea behind this 
> is to
> maximize image quality in most situations, and use the software moire 
> filter
> only when nessesary, such as with fabrics or other fine patterns like
> distant picket fences.  Other camera makers use a hardware moire filter
> which softens the image.

Thanks Doug, sounds very encouraging.

Canon uses a fairly aggressive hardware filter and people often complain
that it results in softer images.

Nikon's D70 uses a similar approach as Leica, resulting in very sharp 
images,
but sometimes you have to massage the files a little more in your RAW 
software.
Personally I think this is the way to go. I like to start out with as 
much information
as possible from the capture device and fiddle with it myself. Imacon 
is a very
experienced company and I'm sure they will get this right.

Feli


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