[Leica] New M(246) Outputs 12 bit Files

[Mark Rabiner]

16 bit it says on this phase one achromatic plus monochrome but medium
format seems to have more bits involved or am I wrong?


On 5/5/15 8:01 PM, "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> No doubt PhaseOne came to the same conclusion...
> http://www.achromaticplus.com/Achromatic_Plus/The_Back.html
> 
> not...
> 
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> I think what will happen is they will put two large prints up side by side
>> one with the old 14 bit camera and the other with the new 12 bit and the
>> new
>> camera will of course blow the old one right out of the water these people
>> did not wake up one morning all of a sudden stupid.
>> The interesting thing will be what the mitigating factors might be and how
>> they are put in place.
>> Is bit depth less of an issue with only one channel than three? (RGB)
>> Whatever it is the proof will be  in the pudding and they've already see
>> and
>> tasted the  pudding. They'll give us a taste when they get around to it.
>> But
>> I do think plenty of people will be blown over by rather large glowing
>> monochrome prints from this camera which will be a life changing
>> experience.
>> A new paradigm creating kind of thing. And we'll see those soon.
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/5/15 12:12 PM, "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't think you need to sign it. It's open for all to view. A longer
>> way
>>> to get there is:
>>> 
>>> Go to www.getdpi.com you will see Jono Slacks article about the new
>>> Monochrom. Then click on the getDPI Forums.
>>> Then scroll down to the Leica link
>>> Post #47 under The New Monochrom - a fine report
>>> 
>>> Hope this helps...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 5, 2015, at 8:58 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> This webpage is not available
>>>> 
>>>> it is available, perhaps you have to sign in some-how.....
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tina
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> See post #46 by Jono Slack:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> http://www.getdpi.com/forum/leica/54592-new-monochrom-fine-report.html#post63
>>>> 9690
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Curiouser and curiouser...
>>>>>> 
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