[Leica] The T Stops here

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Moore's law says computer stuff and we include digital cameras will get
twice as good every year and a half and cost half as much.
I don't think doubling the Mp's makes a camera twice as good.
I've just about said the opposite. If I did think I needed 21 instead of 12
mps shooing a Canon 5d Mark II  (same price as my D700 but with almost twice
the Mp's) instead of Mark R shooting with a Nikon D700.
But some people want the S and some want the X.
Some people want the high rez and don't care about high ISO's (the X) and
other people want the opposite. The S.

I'm pulling for the Leica M and S to be available with two Rez options like
the Nikons and Canons. A high rez version for big bucks but low ISO's.
And a lower rez version for street shooters who need to shoot fast indoors
and at night.
And I think there should be one in the middle. The "normal" body.
That's three cameras making for more horizontal shelf space.

Which is why there are 5 kinds of bite sized shredded wheat.
I like the vanilla.


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> From: Mike Durling <durling at cox.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:15:04 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The T Stops here
> 
> Very interesting analysis, Mark, and also a good article you linked to.
> Its clear that neither sensor type is a-priori better than the other.
> There are always trade offs.  For Leica cost is less a factor so they
> concentrate on other areas.  Canon and Nikon are in a much more competitive
> environment so they have to squeeze out the most bang for the buck.
> 
> Pixel density is always a concern, but its a moving target.  Moore's law
> says we double chip density every year and a half or two years.  That's
> from a manufacturing point of view.  To some degree it seems that the newer
> imaging chips can stand a higher pixel count with the same or better noise.
> The D40 and D40x were not too far away from each other generationally, so
> lower noise performance was the tradeoff for more pixels.  In the same vein
> the Canon G11 got better noise performance than its older sibling the G10
> which had more pixels.  It will be interesting to see how the new D3100 and
> D7000 compare with their elder brethern when they come out.
> 
> Mike Durling
> 
> 
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