Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/01

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Subject: [Leica] D4 High ISO
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:56:48 +0000
References: <CAH1UNJ1i0pQRobWrqG2bUbnJ0ZN7M5gEdx9Us0xQm=+koL_GRw@mail.gmail.com> <9A6B3299-FE63-4EC2-AB77-5BD2FC57ACB3@mac.com> <20DC592E-258D-44E2-9F2B-B24968F15D91@cartersxrd.net> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9C5583DCC@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <CAH1UNJ1m1dwjk2u+t5+1S2ztPM6DhqHmJPCLPwpGaXLdCgY6SQ@mail.gmail.com>

You seem to have taken that as a personal affront, it was not meant as such. 
The LuLa crowd tend to be into ultimate quality and they do tend to take 
photos.

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> John,
> Who cares? I am only worried whether I get the shot or not in the real
> world, and I will use whatever tools that help me do so - 12 bit, 13 bit or
> 14 bit. I fail to see how anybody without testing equipment can make out
> the difference in any reasonably sized print. This conversation sounds as
> if it is between equipment junkies, not photographers. IMHO totally
> forgettable!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 2:10 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> wrote:
> 
> > Found it
> >
> > http://www.luminous-
> landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=78677.msg632965#msg632965
> >
> > john
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > I have been trying to find a link to a message on the LuLa forum I read
> > this
> > > week, it was scientific testing of colour response with cameras at
> > increased
> > > speed ratings. To keep good colour you should not take a D800 over
> > 1600asa,
> > > I think it was higher for the D4 and effectively unlimited on the Sony
> > RX1,
> > > once you went over a certain level (they were response graphs) the
> colour
> > > depth dropped.
> > >
> > > john
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > so now the only reason to use low iso is for shallow depth of field
> > > >
> > > > is that so Jay?
> > > >
> > > > rric
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On May 31, 2013, at 3:30 PM, George Lottermoser
> <imagist3 at mac.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On May 31, 2013, at 10:34 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> ISO 12800:
> > > > >> http://gallery.leica-
> > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/12800.JPG.html
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ISO 18100:
> > > > >> http://gallery.leica-
> > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/18100.JPG.html
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ISO 25600:
> > > > >> http://gallery.leica-
> > > > users.org/v/jayanand/OddsAndEnds/D4Test/25600.JPG.html
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Please see LARGE.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Discussions welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > It would appear that this is the current "one-to-beat" in the realm
> > of
> > > "high
> > > > ISO."
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > George Lottermoser
> > > > > george at imagist.com
> > > > > http://www.imagist.com
> > > > > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> > > > >


Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)
In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)
Message from ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] D4 High ISO)