Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/10

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: [Leica] leica digital back-initial test results
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Sun Apr 10 16:59:21 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNGEKHBLAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <009b01c53dff$e0042510$24a0fea9@MacPhisto>
 
At 2:02 PM -0500 4/10/05, Christopher Williams wrote:
>Marketing hype from guys that work their ass off for a living? I've read
>this from sports as well as freelance photographers.
>
>LOL! Bull puckey???
>
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Frank Filippone" Subject: RE: [Leica] leica digital back-initial test
>results
>
>
>>  Bull puckey.  Marketing hype.
>>
>>  Frank Filippone
>>  red735i@earthlink.net
>>
>>  but I've read a few reviews from professionals who are now saying that
>>  a FF 16mp chip now surpasses lens quality. Meaning they are now seeing 
>> the
>  > limits in 35mm designed lenses.

Through limitations in the sensor design/technology, some lens 
defects that were unnoticeable on film are now obvious on digital. In 
those cases, FF digital can be 'better' than the lenses, but you have 
to remember that part of that equation is a lack in the sensor.

In other ways, the 'bull puckey' description applies.

Digital does not come close to testing the MTF of the better lenses.

-- 
    *            Henning J. Wulff
   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
  /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
  |[ ]|     http://www.archiphoto.com
Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] leica digital back-initial test results)
 In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] leica digital back-initial test results)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] leica digital back-initial test results)