[Leica] for those about to sell their DMR

[faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)]

I am hearing on the HUG that the DMR chip isn't true 16 bit, but actually 12
bit capture.
Whatever it is - the DMR still looks better.

Eric


On 6/12/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Precisely why the 5D hasn't been fired since the DMR arrived some 5
> months ago.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2007, at 9:31 PM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > But here is my point. That 5d 12 bit sensor just doesn't match up
> > to the
> > DMR's Imacon 16 bit chip.
> > I know there are reasons. 16 bit for one. No AA filter. Etc..
> > But it ain't the same folks. Shadow zones are good but not DMR-super.
> > Pulling details from the shadow feels like stretching out
> > cheescloth. It
> > gets thin, noisy and weird.
>
>
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