Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 7, 2006, at 6:12 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Doug > > Wouldn't it seem reasonable to test machines under the same > conditions to evaluate their performance. We could hand one PS > oriented shooter a Nikkormat and a less gifted one an M8. Not too > valid a procedure for checking camera capabilities. What you've > suggested holds true for film and software but not equipment. > > Walt Walt, I disagree. Even with one RAW file different RAW developers produce different results. What we want to compare is final output. Canon RAW files are different form Nikon RAW files are different from DNG files. We want to optimize the entire imaging chain and clearly what's optimium for one person's technique might not be optimum for another's. What you're suggesting is like handing film from a single-use camera to a pro lab vs. taking 100UC from a Leica to the corner one-hour lab. Neither is likely to be optimized. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com