Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The images from the 5D that I shot show a very high image quality, and you can shoot as wide as 12mm, and you can get the shallow depth of field that an 85/1.2, with attendant field of view will produce, >all from a body that is quite compact and handles well. On top of that the low light capability and quality is unmatched at this time. It's not the best choice for Leica-R wideangles, but it does things that you >can't do with the DMR, or the 20D, or with a 22mp MF back, or a 141mp non-Bayer Betterlight scanning back, and for a price that can't get you a 1Ds. It has its place, and I feel is an incredibly good >value at this point. I'm delighted that Leica has produced a digital solution that produces, within certain parameters, images of a quality that can compete with the best other 35mm based solutions, but it is a >compromise as are all cameras. I hope that it succeeds, because Leica depends on it and I want to see the Digital-M produced, and I want Leica to stay in business to make more high quality products. It cannot be said better! Regards Felix