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Subject: Re: [Leica] Real world digilux 2 info Diglux beats Olympus
From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:54:58 -0800

I just tried it with a camera, with the gain at minus 2, and not up. The
results in BW were sharper than with color. With the camera set at ISO800,
and the gain at -2, the equivalent was ISO3200. I could live with the
results.
S. Dimitrov


> From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:31:39 -0800
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Real world digilux 2 info Diglux beats Olympus
> 
> Sometimes the noise is acceptable in BW with the gain up. There will be a
> demo here in LA in about a week, or so. I'll check it out then.
> S. Dimitrov
> 
>> From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
>> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 16:46:29 -0500
>> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Real world digilux 2 info Diglux beats Olympus
>> 
>> Slobodan,
>> No, I didn't try it in B&W.  Panasonic had hired a photographer who did
>> some B&W landscapes with the Panasonic progenitor and the
>> tonality/sharpness was quite good although he was only showing prints in
>> the 8X range.
>> 
>> Digital noise was not readily apparent at an ISO of 400 and even so
>> there were several noise reducers shown with the product Nik possibly
>> the best combination.
>> 
>> Don
>> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan
>> Dimitrov
>> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 4:37 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Real world digilux 2 info Diglux beats Olympus
>> 
>> A friend of mine asked a Leica rep. about the price. He's comment was
>> that a
>> lens alone cost that much.
>> Did you try out the D-2 on B&W?
>> S. Dimitrov
>> 
>>> From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
>>> 
>>> Some on the list will comment on the price.  That is what it is, my
>>> comment would be that this is a tool that enables some types of
>>> photography that are more difficult in the SLR world.  One example is
>>> that the viewfinder can be used to look at the histogram: this confers
>>> privacy and allows use in very bright conditions.
>>> 
>>> My comments would be remiss if I did not complain about the 400 ISO
>>> limitation.  For serious work a you have to underexpose one to two
>> stops
>>> and work in RAW to bring back a useable image.
>>> 
>>> Don
>>> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>>> 
>>> 
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