Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You betcha. The DMR was (for me) a gorgeous square peg being crammed into a round hole. In retrospect, I was always trying to "round" the peg or "square" the hole. The 5d is a round peg. Not quite as shiny and pretty - but round I feel a whole lot more confident shooting jobs now Eric (I just loved that square peg) On 6/12/07, John Biava <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> wrote: > > .If you are trying to make a living with your photography you have to use > what works. It has to work everytime, anytime. Trying to use something > that has not been fully developed can leave you in a very impoverished > state. Customers want results, first time, every time. They do not care > abvout your problems. they only care about their problems. And if your > lack of results becomes one of them, they solve the problem by going to > someone else. > > Right Ted ? > > Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > "Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you > please". > Mark Twain > > > --------------------------------- > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. > Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >