Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It definitely is - but I doubt that Leica is going to get there without gimmickry - like a monochrome sensor. The sad reality is that it is a film company - period, and obviously lacks electronics people the caliber of its lens designers and makers. What has happened to Leica with digital is a bit like what happened to Polaroid. Typed with big fingers on tiny keys -----Original Message----- From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:42:37 To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M lenses on the Fuji X-Pro 1 - IMAGE SHOT @6400 This ISO 6400 is easily better than any ISO 3200 image from my M9. The most I would "dare" to use is ISO 2500. A few of my best images are taken at ISO 2500. How I would love to have a clean ISO 3200... But looks like it's definitely within reach... On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:49 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > So here is an image shot 6400 ISO, using, I believe, the 35 1.4 @ 1.4 on > the Fuji XPro1. I shot in RAW, converted to JPG, did some very minor > levels adjustment, and NO sharpening, and NO noise reduction. The one > problem with this image, and all other RAW images shot with the Xpro, is > that, quite obviously, Adobe has not yet got the DNG Converter worked out > quite right for the Xpro files. For now, I am going to shoot JPGs. > > But in terms of the 6400 iso - I've got less than no complaints. When I am > shooting low light images I am a., not looking for fine micro detail, or > b., planning to carry around a loupe to examine the images. Compare this > to any image from an M8 or M9 shot at 3200 iso, and, for that matter, > compare it to the Fuji 1600 iso film shot in an M. It's great to demand > clean images when shooting digital at 100 or 200 iso, or when shooting > something like Fuji Acros, but an image at 6400? > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bdcolen/PHOTOS/060212_and_Commencement_003 > 0.jpg.html > > > PS - The photo is nothing - just a demonstration. :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information