[Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor

[red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)]

OK.. let's try to straighten this out.....

Digi-cameras are systems.  They contain a sensor, some following HW, then
some SW/FW, then are transported magically to your computer where some more
SW is used to give you an "image".  You view that image on a CRT, LCD, or
print ( or something else, irrelevant).  That display element is also
connected to a computer of sorts with its SW/FW or whatever you wish to call
it.

You can not separate out the sensor as better or worse.  They are part of
the total system.  Dependent on the manufacturers'  efforts, you will get
DIFFERENT results from different sensors, FW, SW, Display, Computer program
FW and SW, etc.

You see differences because the systems are designed with different goals
and constraints.

Say that you prefer the results of the Canon D1xMk9 ( or whatever) over the
Nikon D700V3 when used on a single display and a single program on your
computer .and I can accept that.  You prefer that total system.  

Say that a CMOS sensor is not as good as or different to a CCD sensor is
useless drivel-talk.


Frank Filippone, ex-Electrical Engineer
red735i at earthlink.net