Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Thanks. When I shot with the new M9 in Laguna Beach a few years ago, I thought I could detect a Leica look on the view screen on the camera looking at hand-held portraits shot in dim light. Jon -----Original Message----- From: Doug Herr Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:55 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9 Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >Jon, >You can make out with JPGs? You have much better eyesight than I have! > Richard Man wrote: > >Jon, fairy dust sprinkled by the Leica wizards!!! > > >On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:40 PM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> >wrote: > >> When I see Leica photos posted here, they seem to have a sharpness and, >> sometimes, luminescence, beautiful bokeh, microcontrast perhaps, that >> sets >> them apart from other cameras with sensors rated higher by DXO. But it's >> hardly a meaningful test since I've been a Leica fan since high school, >> so >> I'm biased. Furthermore, I know which photographs were done with Leica >> glass. Still, they do seem better, and I'm curious about how that's >> possible if Leica sensors are so low in DXO's ratings. Software? >> Lenses? >> Superb photographers? >> > Several years ago when I used (briefly) a Canon L lens several people e-mailed after seeing the photos on my website and asked "What happened? You've lost some color and detail." There was nothing on the web pages indicating the equipment I had used. Apparently such differences can be seen in web-sized jpgs. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information