Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"I cranked the ISO to <your favorite number> on my <favorite camera>. Sure the is noise, but it is very film like." On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > Leica Monochrom test turns up the ISO, doesn't bring the noise > > In the case of "why would you pay $8k for a black and white camera," > exhibit 'A' would surely be the lack of a color filter array corrupting the > image. Without one, the Leica Monochrom -- with a similar CCD to its M9 > stablemate --should have less noise. Tests comparing the two cameras on Red > Dot Forum confirm it, with the Monochrom cleaner in glorious black & white > at all ISO's up to the M9's maximum of 2500. Past that, a touch of NR gave > the Monochrom a pleasing film-grain look to our eyes at ISO 5000, but at > ISO 10,000 images started to sparkle and approach the "barely usable" > range. Still, combined with the increased sharpness and resolution, very > well-heeled purists might be tempted. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>