Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George One choice? Two and half years before the M8 appeared, Cosina and Epson made the first digital rangefinder, the R-D1 (which btw has it's special merits in forcing Leica to concretise and speed up their M8 project). The R-D1 has flaws, adjustment and qc problems, too (and I'm really expert, mine travels more around from service to dealer to manufacturer than being in my hands), but it can easily stand a comparison with the M8 in terms of picture quality and noise at high ISO. Compare the pix on the links below. The R-D1's problems are nevertheless not acceptable even if it costs a third of the M8 only. Only fools like you and me buy such crap :-) R-D1, ISO 1600, Summilux asph 35mm @ f1.4, RAW converted WITHOUT noise reduction (WB and exposure adjustements only): http://mogool.com/transfer/EPSN2667.jpg 100% crops: http://mogool.com/transfer/EPSN2667_crop.jpg http://mogool.com/transfer/EPSN2667_crop2.jpg Tina's M8 ISO 2500 crop: http://tinyurl.com/uylam ....q.e.d. Didier >Ah. But alas. We have but one choice >That useless piece of s**t that Solms gave us and which I ordered - >fool that I am. - ;^) >Regards, >George Lottermoser >george@imagist.com