Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's raw, Scott. The current generation of Canons - 20D, EOS MKII - etc. are incredibly impressive in terms of controlling noise. On 8/28/05 12:27 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > If no noise-removal has been applied, that is on damn impressive > ISO3200 image. > > Scott > > B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Speaking of the narrowing gap.... >> This image taken with the new full-frame Canon 5D and posted as a raw at >> dpreview, was shot at 3200 iso... >> >> http://img.dpreview.com/gallery/canoneos5d_preview/img_0128-raw-rit.jpg >> >> The question isn't the DMR and Leica's survival, but with Canon pushing >> this >> out the door at about 3K, it's every other company's ultimate survival.... >> >> >> On 8/28/05 11:42 AM, "Steven A. Melnyk" <melnyk@msu.edu> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I have just had a chance to review Erwin's comments on the DM-R and >>> frankly I am not too surprised. The long-term forecast for products >>> such as the DM--R is not good. Why? What we have in the DM-R is an >>> example of a hybrid technology. These products and the technology >>> that they are based typically represent a stop-gap measure. Examples >>> include the QBOF (the transition between the open hearth steel >>> furnace and the Basic Oxygen Furnace), the bias-ply radial, and the >>> steamship with sails. In each case, the product thrived for a short >>> period of time but ultimately they fail. They are replaced by >>> superior products and superior technology. >>> >>> In spite of how much we enjoy Leicas, their lenses and their >>> products, the reality is that for most photographers, the future is >>> digital, With new advances coming out as quickly as they have been, >>> increasingly the quality gap between film and digital is rapidly >>> closing. I have a number of Leicas (M5, M6 TTL, M7, R9). Yet, I no >>> longer use them as often. Whenever I go out, I find myself reaching >>> for my Canon 20D or my Nikon D2H. >>> >>> Frankly, I am not too optimistic about the DM-R. It is simply far >>> too little, too late, and too expense. My two cents worth. >>> >>> Steven A. Melnyk >>> Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management >>> Michigan State University >>> melnyk@msu.edu >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information