Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What! Only one page! Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > I've found the noise / ISO performance and dynamic range measurements > from DXO mark useful, but the rest of their criteria seem strangely > aggregated to me. > > I wish they would review digital backs for microscopes, but I doubt > they would get relevant samples from the manufacturers. ?We've > switched to digital for work totally now, my last work recorded on > film (on Kodachrome) was published recently: > http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02348p022f.pdf > we acknowledged Kodachrome and its long history in the paper. ?I used > to love the anticipation of those yellow boxes arriving in the mail. > > Marty > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: >> 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. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >