Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i also have the kodsk slr/c canon mount and all i can say is just excellent , it has the best color i have seen out of a digital camera and it beats canon and nikon very easily . they also have an excellent buffer much much better than the nikon d2x and canon 1dsii which means you can shoot more but it is not a sports camera. i do have r systems but have not tried it on the kodak camera since it does not have a split focusing screen On 7/4/05, Gene E. McCluney <mccluney@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > >Rei , Camera is a real buggy dog of a slow shooter > >chromatic aberrations , corrupted files , finicky about > >its media etc etc ... > > > >Was good replacement for a view camera with architectural > >shooting but that was several years back only some times is > >this camera is quicker to use then a 4x5 on location .... > > > >Only thing it had going for it was wide lens were wide > >.... good software & early on good tech support from kodak > >, tech support has gone soft recently & now that it is > >discontinued sure that not going to improve things ...... > > > >Realize that you didn't mention & that I am not answering > >question exactly but don't even think about buying this > >camera would be nothing but headaches and endless > >frustrations .... > > > >G'day > > > >Charles > > > > I take exception to the comments regarding the Kodak DCS 14mp cameras. > > While I cant speak for the Canon mount bodies, I own and use in my > business > a DCS 14n and a DCS SLR/n (both Nikon mount), I shoot raw and use the > Adobe CS Raw convertor, and I find that FOR MY NEEDS they perform > flawlessly and I get good repeatable results. > > I shoot products in studio environment, and I shoot location work with > good lighting. I even took one of these cameras with me to Africa last > year and got some stunning scenics from which I have made 20x30 inch > wall prints that are wonderful. > > I have not found either camera to be "buggy". I have not found either > camera to be slow to take photos. It does take a few seconds for the > camera to come on after you turn it on, but once on, it shoots just > fine. > > It is not an "unavailable light" camera. If you realize this and keep > your light levels up, these cameras produce images comparable to > any, and more resolution than any DSLR with the exception of the > Canon 16mp one. I have never experienced corrupted files, ever. > I have had a Microdrive fail on me, but that was the microdrive > fault, not the camera. I didn't lose any files. It failed after > downloading files to my computer, and wasn't in the camera when > it failed. > > Also the Kodak cameras have the widest dynamic range, and allow > you to recover highlight detail that would be clipped with other > cameras. > > The Kodak cameras, not having an Anti-aliasing filter, are lens-critical, > and will show defects from inferior lenses. The better glass you > use, the better the captures will be, therefore considering the > Canon mount model, using Leica R glass with a mount adaptor, > would seem to be a match made in heaven. > > Gene McCluney > McCluney Commercial Photography > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad