Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course, the rest of the image chain also affects the quality. Most stuff we post is hand held anyway. Here's a printable sample for you to compare the Summicron 75 ASPH. or you can pixel peep. 100% crop (50% of the original frame) The file is still about 1MB for anyone averse to larger files. Caution file contains lady and beer. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ns/75sampleLARGEFILE.jpg.html> or http://tinyurl.com/dlo5h6 if the longer link is broken. -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman 2009/3/25 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > While I do not disagree that it is risky to make judgments based on 800x600 > pixel images on the web, I will still submit that I can see differences > between good and bad lenses even at that resulution. At least we can regard > them as indications. The final decision has to be based on a full-size > image, as you say. > > My decision to buy an M8 was made after Hoppy the Aussie Leica Pusher > e-mailed me some DNG files from his camera. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > On Mar 25, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > To me this is a scan of a size (1701 x 2048) which has some meaning; >> Unlike 99.9 of the posts of the lug which has people saying: >> "this lens took this picture ant that lens took that picture" >> Then people I assume run out and buy the lens having seen the shot. >> With rez good for a postage stamp. Could have been done with a cardboard >> throw away digital camera. Once they start making them. >> Looking at this image I get what I think is a real feel for the lens; >> What it can do. Its real exciting and a real pleasure to behold. >> >> Is it the sharpest lens in the history of photography? >> I think so. >> >> I'm looking at eye lashes; >> Individual ones, you can count them. >> And the split ends at the ends of them >> >> Indoors wide open hand held. >> >> >> That's sharp. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> From: Jeff Moore <jbm at jbm.org> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:57:19 -0400 >>> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] Another 75mm-Summilux-on-M8 example >>> >>> Just grabbed this one last night. >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/3358536031/sizes/o/ >>> >>> (Sure, it's handheld in room light at ISO 1250, so it's nothing like as >>> preternaturally detailed as that frame Tina showed; but this shows the >>> lens's usefulness for the way I've been working). >>> >>> This is part of the WFMU set I already pimped, so you needn't follow the >>> link if you've already been there. >>> >>> By the way, about the M8 at 1250 -- does it seem to anyone else that >>> high ISOs look a lot better than they did when the camera was released? >>> I'm thinking they've done some firmware magic or something. >>> >>> -Jeff >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >