Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan The pictures looks sharp, the colors very, very saturated (as with most p&s). High ISO noise with a 1/1.8" sensor is to be expected. You hopefully know there's also a 3:2 image ratio option with this camera? Me now going Davos, Plus-X, CV 28, M6. Cheers Didier >I was not going to post these images, but since this thread is of interest >to many, here are some pictures I took in Val d'Isere with my newly >acquired GRD this week. I was staying in a chalet with broadband and Wifi >(plus many other creature comforts), so I brought my laptop and posted some >images to show my family where I was. I must stress that these are >processed on a laptop and so will be re-done now that I am at home (and I >have a lot of other images to edit). > >In a nutshell: Didier is absolutely right about the hot shoe. The 28mm >finder from Stephen Gandy is perfect on this camera. The Ricoh performs >very well, but let's not kid ourselves: images shot at 800 or 1600 with a >tiny sensor are noisy, no matter what. I shot some images inside bars and >in the chalet at 800, but they will need some Noise Ninja before I post >them. So for happy party snaps it is better to use the flash at stay below >400 on the ISO--the higher speeds should be reserved for situations when >you want to be unobtrusive. > >Anyway, here are the pics: >http://wajsman.smugmug.com/gallery/1274687 >and here are some initial comments I put on my blog: >http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog/?p=63 > >Both of the above will be updated later this week. >Kind regards, >Nathan