[Leica] for those about to sell their DMR

[faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)]

For those thinking of selling your DMR:

For very well thought out reasons I sold my R8/DMR to go AF with a canon 5d.
I know some of you have papal-annointed focus fingers that can nail an
eyelash 50 paces away at f 1.4.

But I don't.

And I have a (big for me) fashion shoot coming up later this summer.
Yadda Yadda. A hip downtown NYC store. The children's line of clothes.
Kids running around for me a focus nightmare.

So.. The 5d with the 85 1.2 over the last 3 weeks has been a magical and
transformative experience for me.
Plus the 85 1.2 lens is nearly (dare I say it?) yes.. well.. Noctiluxian.
With AF to boot!

But here is my point. That 5d 12 bit sensor just doesn't match up to the
DMR's Imacon 16 bit chip.
I know there are reasons. 16 bit for one. No AA filter. Etc..
But it ain't the same folks. Shadow zones are good but not DMR-super.
Pulling details from the shadow feels like stretching out cheescloth. It
gets thin, noisy and weird.

Shoot me down, pull at my flesh, tear this email to shreds.
I know someone will.

Just a couple of pennies. (my thoughts, not the DMR).

Eric

PS. Anyone seen Hassie's CFV back yet? Onward and upward.