Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] Re: digital in low light
From: JCB <jcb@visualimpressions.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 17:14:26 -0800
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At 11:59 PM 1/31/2004 +0100, animal wrote:

>Hi from what i read every where,a 10+megapixel camera will do better
>resolution wise then a slow film.


A 10MP sensor _cannot_ give you more information than a good slow film. 
Software/firmware interpolators that massage the pixels until they look 
good (they basically create the image) are Photoshop like, but without your 
input, and do a bang-up job.

Let's face it, if you are trying to be the best digi camera mfgr on the 
block, you pay for better programmers and you get better images. Even most 
raw image files have at least one step of interpolation in the camera 
before you see it. This can make a dandy raw image versus just the raw 
pixels spewed out of the A/D converter into a file. True raw is Ug-ly!

The magnificent digital images, sharp, high dynamic range, low noise, are 
all created by interpolators. Followed by Photoshop.

Makes a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

JB

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