Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Korenman wrote: > >The recent article in LFI about the M8 takes on three major issues: > >1) IR - they explain it well and the steps to deal with it. > >2) Banding - they say it was fixed in the hardware upgrade > >3) 8 / 16 bit capture.. > >..Well here is where I think they turn on the smoke machine and bring in >some mirrors. >They present information about how the data is compressed by the square root >, >but when it comes down to it, it still sounds like a form of lossy data >compression. > >IE, The chip captures 14 bit data, crunches it to a non-linear 8 bit form, >which is latter re-expanded >to bit to form the final 16 bit image file. > >So.. Isn't the weakest link in the imaging processing chain an 8 bit format? >LFI then goes on to say essentially "you won't see the difference anyway" > >Anyone care to help on the matter? I am missing the point? Eric, The only point you are missing is that no-one should question or criticise the Leica M8 on this mailing list. We should always be supporting Leica instead, and saying only nice things about the M8 ... ... like Mr Erwin Puts is now doing, now he is back on the payroll. Yours with a wry smile (because we are not permitted to laugh), Colin Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com