Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/13

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: PAWeek 35
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu Sep 13 09:42:57 2007
References: <BA1712A0-1470-41C7-8350-94D70EC33637@mac.com> <6af76ca00709130534g176dcdfkdcb8c7443614ceef@mail.gmail.com> <179C7A35-1FF3-4C62-8249-003047AF22E0@mac.com> <211418AE-D39A-434C-A64D-543DC909D49E@mindspring.com> <6A10492E-1894-4B8E-A92A-D6D7BB1C8C80@mac.com> <3cad89990709130840l32e8eee8w76e7478f3b4e675@mail.gmail.com> <A865A39E-0F7B-4AB6-B0C4-6C3761D6BBBE@mac.com>

Well I am seriously impressed, because I printed out that ISO 6400 (A4) shot
of the trumpet player, and it is really has great detail with minimal noise
for that ISO. Looks like ISO 400 on my D70. BTW, I have not handled a
Leicaflex, or an R8/R9 so I dont know, but I do have an R 6.2, and several
of the Nikon F series, and the Nikons definitely have better viewfinders,
bright, 100% with good eye relief. I know nothing about the Canon line so I
am mum on that one.
Cheers
Jayanand

On 9/13/07, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote:
>
> I downloaded several of their large .jpg examples and I'm not
> impressed. I'm sure it's a fine camera with wonderful and unique
> qualities. I'm sure it delivers what it advertises.
>
> The Canon's are also nice cameras. I was delighted when I bought the
> 10D, impressed with the upgrade to the 20D, and blown away by the
> full frame 5D with my R glass. Yet, the DMR left them all in the dust
> (literally on the shelf). And the M8, well, love at first blush.
>
> I'll keep watching for Leica killers and their RAW file qualities
> (the only way to compare what they're actually delivering). However,
> I'll be a hard convert.
>
> Like Doug; I love manual focus lenses and bright view finders. I've
> upgraded the 5D ground glass; yet it cannot hold a candle to the R8
> viewfinder. And manually focusing the long canon IS zooms is a joke
> compared to the Leica manual focus long glass. Again - it's not Leica
> fanaticism. Just fact in my regular use and comparison of the
> equipment and their respective RAW files. YMMV.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Sep 13, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
> > I think the Nikon D3 is the one to check out:
> >
> > http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d3/
> > sample.htm
> >
> > Look at the ISO 6400 sample.
>
>
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