Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] for those about to sell their DMR
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon Jun 11 22:00:56 2007



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



In reply to: Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] for those about to sell their DMR)