Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If no noise-removal has been applied, that is on damn impressive ISO3200 image. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >Speaking of the narrowing gap.... >This image taken with the new full-frame Canon 5D and posted as a raw at >dpreview, was shot at 3200 iso... > >http://img.dpreview.com/gallery/canoneos5d_preview/img_0128-raw-rit.jpg > >The question isn't the DMR and Leica's survival, but with Canon pushing this >out the door at about 3K, it's every other company's ultimate survival.... > > >On 8/28/05 11:42 AM, "Steven A. Melnyk" <melnyk@msu.edu> wrote: > > > >>I have just had a chance to review Erwin's comments on the DM-R and >>frankly I am not too surprised. The long-term forecast for products >>such as the DM--R is not good. Why? What we have in the DM-R is an >>example of a hybrid technology. These products and the technology >>that they are based typically represent a stop-gap measure. Examples >>include the QBOF (the transition between the open hearth steel >>furnace and the Basic Oxygen Furnace), the bias-ply radial, and the >>steamship with sails. In each case, the product thrived for a short >>period of time but ultimately they fail. They are replaced by >>superior products and superior technology. >> >>In spite of how much we enjoy Leicas, their lenses and their >>products, the reality is that for most photographers, the future is >>digital, With new advances coming out as quickly as they have been, >>increasingly the quality gap between film and digital is rapidly >>closing. I have a number of Leicas (M5, M6 TTL, M7, R9). Yet, I no >>longer use them as often. Whenever I go out, I find myself reaching >>for my Canon 20D or my Nikon D2H. >> >>Frankly, I am not too optimistic about the DM-R. It is simply far >>too little, too late, and too expense. My two cents worth. >> >>Steven A. Melnyk >>Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management >>Michigan State University >>melnyk@msu.edu >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >