Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on! I'll repeat, damn impressive. Folks were so juiced a year or so ago about the D70 @ 1600, but I haven't shot anything with that camera as clean as your sample pic. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >It's raw, Scott. The current generation of Canons - 20D, EOS MKII - etc. are >incredibly impressive in terms of controlling noise. > > >On 8/28/05 12:27 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > > >>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > >