Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, If you buy appropriate glass for the D300 (14-24, 24-70, 70-200 all f2.8, all AFS/VR) it will blow you away. I only have the last one, and it is superb, but I am really lusting after the 14-24....it seems to be one of the best lenses ever made. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 2:43 AM, Richard Man <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > At 08:12 AM 4/15/2008, F?elix L?opez de Maturana wrote: > > The APS-C sensor is not a whole lot bigger than the 4/3 sensor, > > > especially on the vertical height dept. Any noise complaints about 4/3 > > > can > > > be applied to APS-C! > > > > > > Actually this is not exact. A nikon D300 or a Canon 40D produce > > images cleaner at 1.600 ISO and beyond, than even the Olympus E3 cannot > > match. The Nikon D3 -24x36mm that is true- can go - with ugly images- up > > to > > ISO 25.600 but has ISO 6.400 pictures never seen before. > > > > A wise saleperson told me this: if I buy the E-3, I'd regret at times that > I don't have the D300, but I have bought the D300, I'd regret that at times > I don't have the E-3. So it goes. If the D300 and 40D produce cleaner > images > at ISO1600, chances are it's the firmware and other reasons, rather than > pure sensor size that's the factors. Think of the D200. The D300 blows that > away too, by all accounts.the > > The proof is in the pictures. I shot about 5000 frames at 3 concerts. The > hit rate is probably around 1/20, for acceptable pictures. Would I have > done > better with the D300? I doubt it. Would I have loved to shoot at 1600 at > times? I did, and the RAW converted images are just fine. Heck, I even shot > at ISO2000 and 3200 for a few frames. Do I love those Zuiko Digital glass? > You betcha. Edge to edge sharpness, same goes with the fisheye. > > We can argue until GB's cows come home about which camera is the best, but > unless you are actually shooting pictures with them, then they are just the > best paperweight. > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >