Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I did not take it as such. I am only allergic to overly technical discussions that mean zilch in taking pictures - there is no ultimate quality in a picture that you have not taken because you are taken up with capturing photographs only in 14 bit - in fact there is no quality at all! Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:26 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > You seem to have taken that as a personal affront, it was not meant as > such. The LuLa crowd tend to be into ultimate quality and they do tend to > take photos. > > john > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > John, > > Who cares? I am only worried whether I get the shot or not in the real > > world, and I will use whatever tools that help me do so - 12 bit, 13 bit > or > > 14 bit. I fail to see how anybody without testing equipment can make out > > the difference in any reasonably sized print. This conversation sounds as > > if it is between equipment junkies, not photographers. IMHO totally > > forgettable! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 2:10 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > wrote: > > > > > Found it > > > > > > http://www.luminous- > > landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=78677.msg632965#msg632965 > > > > > > john > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > I have been trying to find a link to a message on the LuLa forum I > read > > > this > > > > week, it was scientific testing of colour response with cameras at > > > increased > > > > speed ratings. To keep good colour you should not take a D800 over > > > 1600asa, > > > > I think it was higher for the D4 and effectively unlimited on the > Sony > > > RX1, > > > > once you went over a certain level (they were response graphs) the > > colour > > > > depth dropped. > > > > > > > > john > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > so now the only reason to use low iso is for shallow depth of field > > > > > > > > > > is that so Jay? > > > > > > > > > > rric > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 31, 2013, at 3:30 PM, George Lottermoser > > <imagist3 at mac.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 31, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> ISO 12800: > > > > > >> http://gallery.leica- > > > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/12800.JPG.html > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ISO 18100: > > > > > >> http://gallery.leica- > > > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/18100.JPG.html > > > > > >> > > > > > >> ISO 25600: > > > > > >> http://gallery.leica- > > > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/25600.JPG.html > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Please see LARGE. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Discussions welcome. > > > > > > > > > > > > It would appear that this is the current "one-to-beat" in the > realm > > > of > > > > "high > > > > > ISO." > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > George Lottermoser > > > > > > george at imagist.com > > > > > > http://www.imagist.com > > > > > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > > > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >