Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep...back in film days 1600 ISO film was quite grainy and gritty, in color it looked pretty bad. Now look at the new Nikons and the 25000 ISO...what Leica needs to do is get an M out that shoots high ISO's like a modern camera, not like one made in 2002. With a top ISO of even 6400 you really do not need a f1 lens anymore, and in most cases a 2.8 is fast enough at that high of an ISO. Dante Stella wrote: > > > It was a different story twenty some years ago when 35mm film was 35mm > film. Today, the market moves looks at camera body features, and once > you've saturated the market of people (like me) who already have > sizeable investments in M glass, you need something else to drive > sales. That means compelling upgrades (read: serious upgrades to > sensor, in-body IS, ultrasonic dust removal) for existing users and > conquest sales to get more people into the system. > > Dante -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog