Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since Howard was surprised, clearly it means that whichever is the BETTER picture is the NEX-7 :-) However, you don't get the Leica M9 for the upmost image quality. Otherwise, the D800 will own the entire market segment and then some (wait, it may still do that). You get the Leica M9 for the white leather, the scratch proof sapphire glass and that you can shoot at F1.0 in the hot desert Death Valley Sun! Wait, that's not quite right either. You shoot with the Leica M9 because of the exquisite Leica unobtainium lens, the legendary 75mm "As reviewed by Steve Huff" Summilux and the world renowned 50mm "I'll give up my left ballicle before I sell mine" Nocitlux etc. That didn't come up too right either. You shoot with the Leica M9 because it's the best digital equivalence of a Leica M7. If you like Leica M7 and want the digital experience, there's nothing better, ultimate image quality notwithstanding. The M9 IQ is good enough for most mortals. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > Luminous Landscape compared the Nex7 to the M9 and found the Nex7 > consistently sharper than the M9 using the same lenses, so I conclude the > picture on the left is the Nex7. > > > On Mar 25, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > > > Well, the house image on the left is much sharper and has more contrast > than the one on the right, plus the left image seems to have captured a > UFO. Therefore it is the one on the left. > > > > Ken > > > > On 3/25/2012 5:04 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > >> I got an NEX-7 a few days ago (at, of all places, Ritz Camera in > Orlando! Same price as Sony, B&H, and Amazon, none of whom had it in stock > or in sight) and wanted to do a comparison. The camera's a little jewel, > and the 2.4 Mpix OLED TTL in-body finder, which is one of the reasons why I > chose this camera, is great. The hinged LCD view screen gives a beautiful > picture too. > >> > >> I took pictures of the same scene with both cameras for comparison, and > curious to know how they perform at the limits of enlargement, cropped each > down to the central ? or so of the frame. The NEX-7's kit lens was at 55mm > (82.5mm equiv) and the M9 wore the 90mm asph Summicron. I created a > side-by-side montage and posted it for the curious: > >> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/desktop_001/NEX7-M9+comp.jpg.html > >> > >> I was surprised by the results, as I imagine we all will be. I'll > reveal which frame came from which camera in a couple of days (or email me > off list if you can't wait). > >> > >> I also posted a target-of-opportunity snap I took with the NEX-7 > earlier while standing in the cold back in Ohio waiting for my son to > complete his bicycle race. Not immortal landscape photography, but > interesting transitions in brightness of the blossoms and the sky, their > gradients moving in opposite directions, with a resultant swap in their > contrast. > >> > >> ?howard > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>