Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/11/07 10:31 PM, "Eric Korenman" <faneuil@gmail.com> typed: > 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 cheesecloth. 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. > What total nonsense! Show us a crumb of beef. Mark Rabiner Harlem, NY markrabiner.com