Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/25

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Subject: [Leica] Re: OT :news and news
From: FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)
Date: Fri Feb 25 14:07:46 2005
References: <200502251802.j1PHqv25074624@server1.waverley.reid.org>

> Well finally the guy from Luminous Landscape got his hands
> on a D2x to test,it blew the Cannon 17MP camera away. They
> said it was the first digital camera to perform well in low
> light. They said now there is no reason to shoot film,
> none. Noise is so low. The D2x was also sharper than the
> big Cannon. It is now the DSLR that all others will be
> judged.

Hi George
I've paid my best attention to this article. I knew the information 
given very often by Bjorn whose arsenal you can see in

http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html

He's without the shadow of a doubt a Nikon man. I paid attention to his 
opinion about Nikon gear but I think it's the first time he uses Canon 
gear. You know that many Nikon user are suffering such a thing like a 
inferiority sensation against other Japanese brand. I have a clear idea 
of the potential of both.  Besides being a Leica user  -three bodies and 
nine lenses- I have a wide experience in Nikon -ten bodies and twenty 
five lenses- *and* in Canon -will be Cannon when Leica will be Leicca- 
and actually I shoot  film with my R8 and mostly with 21-35 and M7 and 
seven M lenses. Digitally speaking I've used Canon D30 and 1Ds and now 
the 1Ds MKII. I have had too in my hands the Nikon D2X and in my arsenal 
is, too, the 17-35, 28-70 and 80-200 2.8 Nikkor zooms. All this is not a 
presumptuous gear exhibition but just the way of showing  my point. I'm 
a Canon *and* a Nikon user and I have no bias.

Coming back to the so called comparative *test* I see:

- true better noise in EOS at 3200 asa
- lack of consistency in the sharpness comparative due to different 
sensor size and different lens coverture : none of image qualities give 
me a  rigorous conclusion
- a bigger vignetting in Canon due mostly to the full format size and 
simplified in only two lenses.
- the big mistake -due to the habit of the tester of not using but 
Nikon- of not considering the different in camera sharpening : bigger 
image quality.

The hard reality belongs to the laws of physics. More pixels in a bigger 
sensor makes a more detailed image. The less in camera processing 
produce images apparently with more softness and really with more 
information. You have to work more  with the software but finally the 
pictures are exactly what you wish. The final output is the one you 
wanted. This is, IMHO, the issue Leica and Imacon guys are dealing with. 
How to get the best of a APS size sensor with 10Mpixels. I can be wrong. 
-I have not still shot  with a  Nikon D2X - but I'm not very hopeful 
about his superiority. I'm almost sure the R Digital back will be better 
and just in case I'll add to My R camera. Meanwhile I'll continue using 
the !Ds with Canon or other lenses.

Regards

Felix



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