Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/17

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Subject: [Leica] DMR Battery Information
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:05:24 -0400
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> Alastair,
>
> There is something about the DMR that produces files unlike any other
> DSLR. I strongly suspect it's the combination of the 16 bit colour depth,
> CCD and proprietary DMR firmware. The colour palette is the closest I have
> seen to kodachrome.
>
> I don't care about slow frame rates, low ISO and low capacity batteries.
> That scenario isn't unfamiliar to film users. Machine-gunning is no
> substitute for a good eye and the decisive moment.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Charlie Chan
> Cheltenham, UK

Charlie, this is all very true, but its very hard to get good "action"
shots. Not impossible. Planning care and experiment help: Here are two I'm
very "proud" of.

http://tinyurl.com/2fmp2vo

http://tinyurl.com/2ca7wpy

but I've seen some amazing stuff I could not get. All equipment has limits
advantages and disadvantages: that's why there are so many options out
there ;-)

Cheers

Alastair
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] DMR Battery Information)
Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com) ([Leica] DMR Battery Information)
Message from topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan) ([Leica] DMR Battery Information)