Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]AA filter. The 5D doesn't moire, but has a lot of digital sharpening built in to cut the overstrong AA filter. The M8 has low sharpening, but you sometimes see moire patterns on fine repeating structures. In my limited testing the M8 outresolved the D3 noticeably (which in itself is quite soft; I suspect a strong AA filter there too. The D90 has much better acuity, and the D3x even more so)... On May 24, 2009, at 2:24 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > I "don't know" either. > I've attempted on many occasions to describe the difference between > an M8 and 5D image file. > > The 5D has a "digital" and soft look (including when using leica > glass). > The M8 looks like a drum scan of slow film. > > I do not mean imply that the 5D cannot make beautiful photographs. > It certainly can. > I simply prefer the look of the M8 files - purely personal, > subjective aesthetic considerations. > > I cannot comment on the RAW Nikon files - I've only looked a few > from other's. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 22, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Thein Onn Ming wrote: > >> If only it were 16 bit, ACR may be able to recover another stop or >> so from the highlight end) but very heavily biased towards the >> highlights. It feels like MF digital. Maybe the kodak sensor? I >> don't know. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein