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Subject: [Leica] M10 Monochrom oh yes!
From: zoeica at mac.com (chris williams)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:15:53 -0400
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I just shoot, I let the M10 Monochrom do the pixels for me.

Chris Williams
www.zoeicaimages.net
504-231-6261


> On Mar 31, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 7:59 AM, chris williams via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org
>> wrote:
> 
>> ?...
>> 
>> 
>> Leica was able to use some kind of sensor made in Belgium that was
>> strictly designed for monochromatic images.
>> 
>> ?...
> 
> Yes, but aside from not having an R, G or B filter over the pixel, the
> silicon is still the same speed as that under the filters of the color
> sensors.  The monochrome's native speed is higher only because it has no
> color filters over the pixels.  I don't think the Leica foundry has found
> any breakthrough to increase silicon's native light sensitivity.
> 
> I'm not knocking the monochrome at all.  For street photography or where
> you don't need a filter, it's truly faster and a great tool for those types
> of photography.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
> ?
> 
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