Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Aug 25, 2016, at 4:40 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > ts very frustrating to me to run into people who tell me how excited they > are about photography, image making and make long trips to make images but > in a million years can't understand why they'd have to put down their > iPhone > for one second and maybe buy a camera. I'm meeting a lot of people who > don't own cameras. OR they may be using a Leica phone and you are not even aware of it. They have two to choose from: <http://www.gizmodo.in/indiamodo/Huawei-P9-With-Dual-Leica-Lens-Is-The-Nicest-Camera-Phone/articleshow/53770018.cms> Now, the main claim to fame of this phone is its dual 12-megapixel cameras on the back, which use lenses by iconic camera brand Leica. And, if you use the phone and start clicking photos from this phone, image quality is light-years ahead of what you traditionally get from say an iPhone or the new Samsung Galaxy. As they say, the devil is in the details, and the secret behind the superb rear camera on the P9 is the combination of a RGB sensor and a monochrome sensor, which allows the phone to absorb more light than its competitors. Furthermore, the collaboration with Leica lends the phone two 6-element Summarit lenses, which ensures, this phone just capture gorgeous photos. And when we say gorgeous, we don't mean unreal. We mean realistic photos, with true to life colours, accurate white balance and tonality something Leica's cameras are known for <http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-cm1/panasonic-cm1A.HTM> Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist