Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] New R Solution?
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:54:00 -0400
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If you compare them at 100%, you can see why Leica went with CCD instead of
CMOS.  I would not give up the fine detail of the CCD for higher ISOs.

Here is an article:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/digital/question362.htm

"Based on these differences, you can see that CCDs tend to be used in
cameras that focus on high-quality images with lots of pixels and excellent
light sensitivity. CMOS sensors traditionally have lower quality, lower
resolution and lower sensitivity."

Tina

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> 
wrote:

> Well, since "everyone" else has gone to CMOS, it couldn't be that bad, and
> it gives you a path to high ISO performance.
>
> As good as the DMR? May be not, but then, if it gives you 24MP, ISO 6400,
> and the ability to use all your R lens with in-body stabilization, and lets
> say they add a focus confirmation adapter, all of the sudden, it doesn't
> sound so bad any more?
>
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:33 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Personally: still not sold on CMOS for still only cameras.
> > But I'd love to see a RAW file from the D3x - if anyone can point me too
> > one.
> >
> > Is Nikon's RAW still proprietary?
> > Does LR handle them?
> >
> > Regards,
> > George Lottermoser
> > george at imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> >
> >
> > On Sep 9, 2010, at 10:25 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> >
> > > While the sensor may not be S2 or M9 class, it's the same sensor also
> > used
> > > by the D3x
> >
> >
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Tina Manley, ASMP
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