Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/9/05 5:21 PM, Adam Bridge at abridge@gmail.com wrote: > Well I think the lack of an anti-aliasing filter in the DMR just reeks > of "free lunch". Those filters are there for a REASON - to eliminate > aliasing. The version of the DMR I saw had to have special software to > HELP eliminate the effects of aliasing when shooting high-frequency > areas of the image - such as the fine mesh of a wedding veil. > > I will be eager to shoot side-by-side with a DMR with my 1Ds Mk II > through the same lenses on the same scenes. I have a 36 x 54 on the > wall that suggests that there's nothing wrong with the 1Ds for > landscapes. > I think the biggest differences will not be because of the presence or absence of the AA filter but rather because of a 16-bit capture (DMR) vs. 12- or 14-bit capture extrpolated to 16 bits. The difference would be seen as richer tonality or better tonal or color gradation. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com