Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Geoff, etc. I think comparing DMR/M8 pictures to scanned K25 film is not a fair comparison. I think what you have to compare is a well exposed K25 slide projected with a top of the line Pradovit Projector next to a projected digital image with an EQUALLY PRICED digital projector. Maybe the several-grand (10 digit??) new Leica digital Projector can impress next to the K25 slide but at some point (to me at least) price performance becomes an issue too. Just the other day I looked at slides taken with my (now unfortunately sold) Contax 645 and 120 Makro Planar on Fuji Provia with my Rollei P11 dual format projector. No projected digital image I have seen to date can beat that brilliance! Ther is a reason multimedia slide projection enthusiasts are still going strong in Germany. Jan Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:18:17 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: wildlightphoto@earthlink.net Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Digital sensors are miles behind film in what aspects? > I respectfully disagree regarding the M8. In my experience, > images from my M8 are superior to anything I ever scanned from > my film M's. That is to say in resolution, scalability, control, > flexibility, convenience, productivity. > Sorry but there it is. > I suspect that users of the R8/DMR have some views on > this also. My experience with the DMR is much like Geoff's with the M8. I compared my last roll of K25 with the DMR at ISO400 and even neglecting the 4 stops faster shutter speeds the DMR whomped K25: better image detail, color quality, dynamic range. Plus the other stuff Geoff mentioned. As it turned out I was glad I had no more K25. The biggest drawback of the DMR is that I can't put it on the SL. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com