Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am not sure the body is completely negligible in the picture quality equation. Sure, it is the lens taking the picture but the accuracy of the focussing screen position relative to the film plane will effect focussing accuracy and, for those who use AF, the difference between sensors and software make considerable differences, particularly in poor light. Having said that the biggest attraction of the DMR for me is the R8 I would fit it to. Frank On 5 Jun, 2005, at 03:10, Karen Nakamura wrote: > > I think we are reaching the point where the evolution of sensor > design is plateauing and we are seeing only minimal differences > between different platforms. And I think this is a good thing > because it forces us to return to the original question of how we > choose cameras. > > Remember that even in 2000, we could have chosen to use a Canon EOS > 1 film body with Leica glass with an adapter. And guess what -- the > photos would have been identical. > > We used to chose film bodies either because of the compatibility of > the glass we put on it, or because of the body features, not > because one body takes better photographs than another one. I.e., > a Canon EOS Rebel could take an identically good photograph as a > Canon EOS 1v with the same glass. We chose the EOS 1v because of > its superior environmental sealing, the eyepiece shutter, build > quality, reliability, etc. > > The EOS 20D is a fine camera but the base body is mid-consumer > level. It's not even the equivalent of the film based EOS-3. The > body will last 3-5 years, but not 5-10 and certainly not for very > long in demanding environments. > > I predict we'll start to begin choosing our digital bodies based on > factors other than sensor density and image quality. The reason > you should chose the R9/DMR over the EOS-20D will become the same > reason you chose the R8 over the EOS-5 ten years ago. Not because > of the superior "film" since the film was the same, but because the > ergonomics and other mechanics were better. > > Karen > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >