[Leica] Puts RD 1 test

[schroter at optonline.net (schroter@optonline.net)]

Well, some of us will wait for R2D2, a long, long time, that is.

----- Original Message -----
From: MIKIRO <mikiro@yahoo.fr>
Date: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:51 pm
Subject: Re: [Leica] Puts RD 1 test

> As an R-D1 user, I think he properly analyses essential pros and 
> cons of 
> this camera.
> 
> "The basic performance is too low to exploit the image quality of 
> current Leica lenses, as can be seen on the basis of the film 
> comparison."
> This is true, but IMO the performance is above a threshold for 
> seeing 
> lens differences and hence enjoying new and old Leica optics (if 
> not to 
> a satisfactory degree) in real shooting. To my eyes, its 
> performance at 
> ISO 400 and 800 is comparable or superior to film at these 
> sensitivities.
> "For the person who wants state of the art technology to support 
> his/her 
> stream-of-consciousness approach to photography there is no 
> alternative 
> at this moment."
> 
> This is why I (and some of you) decided not to wait for R-D2.
> 
> MIKIRO
> 
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