Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Be careful, somebody might believe you! Mike D - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Finnegan" <TomF@piengr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital Demise > ALL video cameras since they phased out the vacuum tube type are digital, > since they rely on a CCD > for image acquisition. > > -- > John Brownlow > ************************ > I hear those tube cameras produce wonderfully smooth highlights and > amazingly lifelike midtones. Some do complain a bit that they tend to give > somewhat woolly dark tones, though that can be corrected to some degree by > swapping out the cheap stock tubes with some nice English or French high-end > jobs. Bokeh to die for apparently, none of those edgy transistor nasties > like the digital models. > > tom finnegan > seattle >