Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me?! Actually, it's just my indirect snide remark on anyone who says "This test shows that..." It all comes down to what feels good to the photographer himself or herself. Tests aren't everything! On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > ** > I thought you got tired of provoking fights here Richard?!!!! Too much Yang > and not enough Yin maybe? > > "DxOMark Sensor is composed of objective and repeatable measurements, but > the way they are aggregated is arbitrary!" > > We have indeed arbitrarily chosen to balance landscape (Dynamic Range), > portrait (Color Sensitivity), and action photography (Low-Light ISO) > equally > as we attempt to answer the needs of typical photographers. Depending on > your personal use of your camera, you may want to weight these measures > differently. For the sake of simplicity, we chose the simplest possible > combination as an average of all three use-cases > ** > *Disclaimer:** This dxomark review evaluates **only **the selected camera?s > RAW sensor performance metrics (i.e., Color Depth, Dynamic Range, and > Low-Light ISO), and should not be construed as a review of the camera?s > overall performance, as it does not address such other important criteria > as > image signal processing, mechanical robustness, ease of use, flexibility, > optics, value for money, etc. While RAW sensor performance is critically > important, it is not the only factor that should be taken into > consideration > when choosing a digital camera.* > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 23 March 2010 08:09, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > Boohoo, sensor only as good as a 4 year old 5D. What are they thinking? > > > > > http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/DxOMark-Sensor/DxOMark-reviews/DxOMark-review-for-the-Leica-M9 > > > > > > We demand. autofocus, ISO 128000, 9 fps, 24 Megapixels wonderbrick!!! > > > > Oh wait, it already exists, > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/AnotherCalifornia2> > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/AnotherCalifornia2> // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]