Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nikon is rumored to have patented an AA filter that can be turned on and off. On May 25, 2011, at 5:47 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > The nice thing is that the 'old' M9 is working just fine, as is the > 5DmkII. Both produce images that are as good technically as the day > they came out. Actually, better as they both have had firmware > updates. > > 18 and 21Mp are just fine under almost all circumstances. Now if > Canon came out with a 50+ Mp camera with no AA filter and expanded > dynamic range, I might consider it. Most likely not though as I'd > have to then wait for the newer, higher performing lenses to come > out. The 21Mp sensor is already too much for many of the lenses. > > What would be a lot more interesting would be a DSLR with a FF > sensor, 12 to 24Mp, the size of the old Pentax MX and with > similarly sized lenses. Unfortunately that won't happen, so I > regretfully :-) :-) have to use my M9 most of the time. > > At this time new models of these cameras would just be tweaks to > some very functional equipment, and higher pixel densities are not > something I'm looking for. > > > > > At 3:24 PM -0700 5/25/11, Richard Man wrote: >> It's a no brainer to guess that Canon and Nikon will refresh their >> flagship >> $7000+ PRO bodies sonner or later, 24MP, 30MP, whatever they will be. >> >> However, on the "low" end, both th D700 and 5D MKII are getting >> long in the >> tooth. >> >> And Sony just discontinued the A850. >> >> M9 is now approaching 2 years old. >> >> So all the FF dSLR are at 2-3 years old, and no stampede to to FF >> dSLR, it >> would seem. >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ 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 > > -- > > Henning J. Wulff > Wulff Photography & Design > mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information