Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since neither is close to what I get from M9 pictures, something must have been done differently. As mentioned before, test parameters have to be normalized to all possible extents. Were both shot RAW? Leica does not do jpegs well; I have no idea about the NEX cameras, but I have to assume they do better. This has little to do with ultimate image quality as in camera jpegs are never the best you can get out of a camera even with minimal post processing. I mention this as I am quite sure that the one on the left is Leica, but that is a really bad M9 picture, and not at all representative of the 90AA on the M9. In any case, whatever the methodology, use the camera(s) you have to take pictures you like. Most are so good now that the technical qualities are less and less important, and the one that is 'best' is the one that best suits you. Henning On 2012-03-25, at 3:04 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > I got an NEX-7 a few days ago (at, of all places, Ritz Camera in Orlando! > Same price as Sony, B&H, and Amazon, none of whom had it in stock or in > sight) and wanted to do a comparison. The camera's a little jewel, and the > 2.4 Mpix OLED TTL in-body finder, which is one of the reasons why I chose > this camera, is great. The hinged LCD view screen gives a beautiful > picture too. > > I took pictures of the same scene with both cameras for comparison, and > curious to know how they perform at the limits of enlargement, cropped > each down to the central ? or so of the frame. The NEX-7's kit lens was at > 55mm (82.5mm equiv) and the M9 wore the 90mm asph Summicron. I created a > side-by-side montage and posted it for the curious: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/desktop_001/NEX7-M9+comp.jpg.html > > I was surprised by the results, as I imagine we all will be. I'll reveal > which frame came from which camera in a couple of days (or email me off > list if you can't wait). > > I also posted a target-of-opportunity snap I took with the NEX-7 earlier > while standing in the cold back in Ohio waiting for my son to complete his > bicycle race. Not immortal landscape photography, but interesting > transitions in brightness of the blossoms and the sky, their gradients > moving in opposite directions, with a resultant swap in their contrast. > > ?howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Henning Wulff henningw at archiphoto.com