Re: [Leica] Interesting piece on the Digital R

[Steven Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net>]

on 2/12/04 9:35 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote:

 
> Certainly it is no secret that I feel that Leica has always been behind
> the curve with its reflex cameras. That doesn't mean that they don't
> create great images, don't have great glass, or aren't absolutely the
> right tool for some people -

Behind the curve...our old friends, Kodak, today announced the following:
DCS Pro SLR/n 
> *    13.89 million total pixel image sensor with new high-performance pixel
> design 
> *    Full 35 mm frame CMOS sensor (24 mm x 36 mm)
> *    Selectable image size ‹
> *    4500 x 3000 (13.5 million recorded pixels)
> *    3000 x 2000 (6.1 million recorded pixels)
> *    2250 x 1500 (3.4 million recorded pixels
> *    1125 x 750 (0.8 million pixels)
> *    Total selectable ISO range from 6 to 1600 ‹
> *    Calibrated ISO from 6 to 800 (DCS RAW, JPEG, ERI JPEG files)
> *    Non-calibrated ISO from 1000 to 1600 (DCS RAW files only)
> *    ISO Stops ‹ 
> *    Normal exposure mode ISO between 160 and 1600 in 1/3-stop increments
> *    "Longer" exposure mode ISO between 6 and 50 in full stop increments
> *    Resolution ‹
> 100% (~13.5 million recorded pixels)
> 67% (~6.1 million recorded pixels)
> 50% (~3.4 million recorded pixels)
> *    Burst rate ‹ 1.7 frames/second
> *    Burst depth ‹ ~19 images (full-resolution DCR mode)
> *    Large, bright color LCD panel for image analysis
> *    LCD user interface
> *    Magnesium-alloy enhanced camera body and SLR functionality
> *    F-mount 
> *    DTTL-enabled hotshoe and pop-up flash
> *    PC connector for external flash sync
> *    10-pin remote trigger port
> *    Vertical shutter release
> *    Orientation sensor (detects camera orientation +/- 90 degrees from
> horizontal, rotated about optical axis)
> *    Custom Li-Ion battery
> *    ~400 shots per battery charge*
> *    12-bit dynamic range
> *    Composite-video out ‹ NTSC or PAL
> *    Single channel audio

I think everyone will be peeking at this guy.

Happy snaps,
Steven

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