[Leica] Nikon Rumors

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

A search for horizontal banding might turn up some quirky stuff but its
really I don't think an issue. I cant think the last time I've heard
somebody complaining about it and I've never ever seen it.
Noise is the issue.
Translating to the ability to shoot pie in the sky ISO's with full frame.
And zilch with a sizable crop. More than 1.5x.

And this shows up in a normal sized print.
An 8.5 x 11.
And even on stuff you upload to the internet.


The thing is its not like we're holding a Hasselblad or an Olympus Pen F in
our hands.
Most these bodies are relatively the same size.
Many of the 2x crop cameras were bigger than the 1.5 crop cameras
And the 1.5 crop cameras only slightly smaller if that than the 1x crop
cameras.

They look not that different from the top of the line film cameras of the
90's. 
Who big a sensor do you want in it?

Leica thinks you want something bigger than 24x36.

I'll settle for 24x36 any day.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:01:06 -0500
> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon Rumors
> 
> David,
> 
> Thanks for your response. I probably won't print much larger than I am now
> either.  I did notice that the prophoto site had 5D Mk II raw files for
> download, that you could use in your favorite raw converter (Adobe ACR in 
> my
> case).  Unfortunately, they had horizontal banding noise beginning at ISO
> 1600 in low-contrast areas.  Once I noticed it, I could see it even in the
> ACR preview pane.  Aside from the banding, I saw a lot of noise at 3200 and
> 6400.  I seem to recall reading somewhere that you could use this camera
> routinely at 6400, but I doubt it.  A search for horizontal banding for 
> that
> camera turned up many negative comments.  Back to the drawing board.  I 
> wish
> I could use the M8, but I need longer lenses and higher iso's.
> 
> Ken