Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Nine more E-330 images...
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Sat Mar 18 10:21:14 2006

Right you are, Ted - the lenses Olympus has developed for its 4/3 cameras
are surprisingly good, in terms of both the quality of the images produced,
and the build of the lenses. Are these built like Leica M lenses? No, but
neither are most luxury cars. :-) But are they built to last? Absolutely.


On 3/18/06 11:39 AM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:

> B. D. showed:
> Subject: [Leica] Nine more E-330 images...
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>> I'll leave the gorgeous scenic tests with Leica lenses to Gary...Here are
>> nine images shot on the T - where else? - with the E-330 and the Olympus
>> 14-54 2.8/3.5. All images shot at 800 iso. My usual sharpening routine,
>> and
>> some curves adjustment applied to all - but not noise suppression of any
>> sort. All shot using the "live screen" as viewfinder.
>> 
>> Nine images starting here:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album373/3141770_G <<<<
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> Hi  B.D.,
> You keep this up and you may have me converted to another camera
> manufacturer!
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> It's difficult at anytime on screen to appreciate the quality of equipment
> or film, but without question it's obvious this camera and lens is 
> something
> else. It's the look of "real B&W film & sharpness!" Crispness whatever!
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> What we're looking at as subjects isn't relevant, it's the quality of the
> equipment reproductions. This set in particular I'd like to see 12X18
> prints, that on the screen, look like they could be printed with hardly if
> any fiddling!
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> Is this the case when you've printed any?
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> It isn't just the visual look of B&W film, it's the sharpness that looks as
> though they were shot with leica glass! And no I'm not  going to say
> anything about Leica and their inept operation of getting into the digital
> world.
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