Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html