Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Native solutions that do not need adapters are always the best solution! Buying a 6-7 year body and getting it converted puts US$2000 at risk - things can go wrong in the sensor conversion, and converted bodies are far more expensive: https://maxmax.com/shopper/category/9485-sony-monochrome Just wait till you have a bit more money salted away, and buy a Monochrom. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 9:15 AM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Hi Jayanand, idle curiosity really. The only digital lens I have are Leica > Ms and I have no intention is get into a digital system, per se ;-) Would > love a Monochrom, but... > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 7:35 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >> Richard, >> Unless you use a high megapixel camera to effect the conversion, there is >> not much advantage that I see. If I buy a 24MP Nikon or Fuji (both systems >> I already have lenses for) and effect the conversion, I would end up with >> a >> 40-45MP monochrome camera. The results from this would not be materially >> different enough from converting files to B&W taken on a Nikon D850 or Z7, >> to be worth the additional cost or effort. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:43 AM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >> wrote: >> >> > $500 for an a7 ;-) >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 11:09 John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> >> wrote: >> > >> > > $1000 on top of the price of a donor... >> > > >> > > john >> > > >> > > ?On 29/12/2020, 18:04, "LUG on behalf of Richard Man" >> <lug-bounces+john= >> > > mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org on behalf of richard at >> > > imagecraft.com> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > The monochrom conversion is "only" $1000, the price of a Leica >> > lenscap >> > > ;-) >> > > Worth it? who knows. fyi, Monochrom (the original) still fetches >> > > about $3500-$4500 >> > > >> > > As for films, yea, I shoot a lot of those ;-) >> > > >> > > Paul, by pulling off the color filter, it *could* increase the >> > apparent >> > > resolution. Definitely not 4x, but not insignificant. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 9:39 AM Paul Roark via LUG < >> > > lug at leica-users.org> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > Is the only advantage of pulling off the color filter layer of >> the >> > > sensor >> > > > (assuming focus is kept flat via some neutral replacement) >> > > increasing the >> > > > speed/ISO of the camera? >> > > > >> > > > I was wondering if (and doubting that) any company was able to >> > > separate the >> > > > individual sensor elements and quadruple the resolution. >> > > > >> > > > Paul >> > > > www.PaulRoark.com >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 7:59 PM Richard Man < >> > richard at imagecraft.com> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hi Paul, the Sony A7 conversion I am aware of is the site that >> > > Jayanyand >> > > > > referenced: >> > > > > https://www.monochromeimaging.com/ >> > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > Leica Users Group. >> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > -- >> > // richard http://imagecraft.com >> > JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > // richard http://imagecraft.com > JumpStart C Tools for Atmel AVR and Cortex-M, The Better Alternative >