Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hope that Mr. Kobayashi is a member of the LUG ....................... he has surely a Voigtlander digital rangefinder body in preparation for the Photokina ............ 2006 ............. and at ? $2000 retail ,,,,, and capable of ISO 1600, 3200. B. On 1-feb-2006, at 22:37, Ted Grant wrote: > Frank Dernie said: >>>> Talking of equivalent film speed has anybody tried the film >>>> trick of >> pushing 2 stops at the 800 asa setting and "correcting" exposure >> in the RAW convertor? >> Could work - may give it a try myself on my digital.<<< > > But Frank for $6000. why would the photographer have to screw > around fiddling things as you suggest? When a Canon 20D and or > whatever other Canon models do it with such simplicity as dialling > up the number and capturing incredible positive results? > > I also realize many on the list never think there can possibly be > any kind of fine quality at those ASA ratings. That of course is > because they've never had to "work for a living" at producing > photographs without any excuse of.. "oh it was too dark!" Nor have > they taken the time to find out what can happen when you do shoot > under those kind of light conditions. > > I'm sure the new breed at Leica Germany have forgotten what the > hell Leica's were used for... "shooting quickly, quietly and with > no screwing around." And if the new "M digital Leica" can't reach > ASA 1600-3200 they can kiss a bunch of dedicated M Leica carrying > photojournalists good bye no matter how nice and shiny it looks! > > I don't doubt for one second there are ways this DMR unit can be > fiddled to get a sort of 1600-3200 rating, but for the dollars, why > the hell should any one pay the money for it when it defeats the > quiet, quick operation of using a Leica? R or other wise? > > I'm gong to wait until some one makes a believer out of me before I > spend a farthing on a DMR! Hell I'd buy another 20D first! > > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information