Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's likely that the sensor Leica pics for a camera is not that different from a sensor the company who makes that sensor would makes for another camera company. In the previous era we were shooting our Leica's with the same film (often Tri-x) which all the other photographers were using in their Canons and Nikon SLR's. What we had going that the Canon/Nikon guys didn't was the Leica rangefinder focusing and viewing system. And its supreme optics. And its my opinion that the Leica camera bodies had a better build and broke less than Canon and Nikon SLR's. Lets face it they just reeked with quality. Back in that day the key element affecting the final result of ones photography was your film developing dilution. How you developed your film. In what. And at what dilution. And there were more wrong ways to screw up ones film than right ways to do it right; or better. Success is in the air. Its close and its palpable. In the next year the new M digital will come out with a CMOS sensor and the ISO's we've all gotten used to shoot at and some of the top photographers will fish their Leica glass out of their attic's. We wont have to pay them to shoot Leicas. They will be paying us. They will be buying Leica's and using them with anything they can get used or new to shoot with. Maybe they've not sold some of their Leica m glass. I know I haven't. Next Magnum group photo we'll see Leica' M9's hanging around some of those guys and gals necks. Next year even more. I think in a few years it will be around 20%. Now its zero. Yep! the death of Leica was slightly exaggerated. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 15:07:00 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sensor, Lens, Leica > > Just like in the past. Leica users bought film from different companies. > There was nothing special about the film. It always has been the glass. > > Only difference is that now you pay thousands of dollars for the film.... > And you are stuck with it for the life of the camera. So, better get what > you think is the best for what you are doing since you cannot change it > cheaply. > > Only thing special about their sensors is the lack of AA filters that > perhaps puts them above the same sensor in a different camera. > > > Aram > > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Nygren > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:55 AM > To: lug > Subject: [Leica] Sensor, Lens, Leica > > Over the years, I haven't bought Leica products because of the Red dot. > While I like the M camera body, it is the Leica lenses that stand out.It's > their designs, their standards, that make a difference. > Leica buys the sensors for its cameras from other companies.Leica's > expertise is glass, not sensors. > I don't feel their sensors are anything special. > Cheers--Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information