[Leica] B&W Leica? Higher ISO

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

On Mar 16, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:

> which image files do you "prefer" to work with?
> and
> what differences do you see in the RAW files?
> 
> Wow. those are really BIG questions. In the big picture, I don't prefer 
> one over the other, but in minutia, the M9 files enlarge better. There is 
> finer detail from the M9, at least at lower ISO's. OTOH, the D3 files at 
> most any iso's are very smooth. Really, the high iso quality and the 
> sometimes need to use the slr are the only reason to choose the D3 over 
> the M9.
> 
> I guess that like most everything, the difference is in the details. But, 
> no, I'm not getting the D800E. And to be honest, I got a D700 between the 
> D3 and M9 as a backup, and I think the D700 files are just a bit softer.

Well you've touched on my points well Bill.
(and this is not to denigrate one system over the other)

Nikon and Canon (Cmos) deliver smooth, soft, and very useable high ISO/ASA 
image files.
M and DMR (CCD) delivers fine detail (though not high ISO/ASA) image files.

For me - the world has never been smooth or soft.
I love the world and its fine details.
I so want a medium format system - to show me even more of them there fine 
details.
It's why I loved large format photography.

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George Lottermoser 
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