Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not surprised. I don't have an M9, only the lowly M8, but I have seen enough M9 images and spoken to enough M9 users to realize that high ISO just is not a Leica strength, period. My Pentax K5 is far superior to my M8 in this regard, and looking at the dpreview samples, it is also superior to the M9. But below ISO 800, Leica rules. Cheers, Nathan On 12 Oct, 2011, at 9:27 , Mike Durling wrote: > I was particularly surprised for example that there wasn't a lot of > difference between the Panasonic GH2 and the M9, just looking at the high > ISO images. I know that these aren't real-world tests and that high ISO > is not why you buy an M9. Still, I wasn't expecting them to be so close. > > As a long time Leica user I'm not trying to bash the M9. Just, well, > surprised. > > Mike D > > On 10/11/11 8:34 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> In what way were you surprised, Mike? That some of them outperformed the >> M9 at high ISO? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> On 12 Oct, 2011, at 2:25 , Mike Durling wrote: >> >>> DPreview has a nice feature where you can compare identical test shots >>> taken with different cameras. You can select the base ISO and pan >>> around the image to see how each camera images details and brightness >>> ranges. Obviously its only one data point in comparing camera systems, >>> but I love to bump the ISO up to 1600 and see how each camera does on >>> this particular test. >>> >>> The main page: >>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/1110/11101110leicam9comparisonshots.asp >>> pits the M9 against some other full frame cameras. I was pretty >>> surprised comparing it against some smaller sensor models. >>> >>> Mike D >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu