[Leica] The End of Bayer Sensors Is Nigh, But What’s Next? or use your A7R while you can

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

I know it says that, I got bad colouring on my M with 28mm Summicron on 
earlier firmware which I never got with the M9.

I am probably doing some more test shots at the w/e (weather looks OK) so 
will try M9 and M with 21mm SEM and 28mm Summicron. Will also be trying the 
280mm again with M and R9/DMR.....

john
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Paul I can comment on one aspect of that. As you know there is significant
correction for vignetting and asymmetric edge colour effects
('ItalianFlag') performed by firmware. The current issue of LFI has an
article by Michael Hussmann comparing the corrected/uncorrected test shots
with M9 and M (Typ 240) and the Summicron M 28 ASPH.
Those suggest that the M (Typ 240) *un-corrected* is at least as good as
the M9 *corrected* version


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 10 January 2014 03:08, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> The reality with our current digital cameras is that they will all be
> "obsolete" soon.  On the other hand, if they do what you need, they will
> continue to do that for a long time.
>
> One of the most interesting parts of the article is the connection of the
> depth of the sensor to the ability to capture a wider angle of incoming
> light.  This directly relates to the ability to use our relatively
> symmetrical wide angle lenses.  The article notes, "The light-sensing layer
> can shrink from around 3 microns to 0.5 micron. This allows the sensor to
> capture light from a larger angle of incidence ..."
>
> So, hang on to those wonderful wide angle optics.  They may be usable with
> high MP sensors in the future.
>
> Along those lines, has anyone compared the edge performance of the M240 to
> the M9 with the ultra-wides?  I'm wondering how successful Leica has been
> at dealing with the off-axis, angle of incidence issue with their 24 MP
> chip.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So the A7R sensor is already on its way out ....
> >
> > Not much is yet know about Sony?s future sensor approach. Andrea of Sony
> > Alpha Rumors tells me Sony is working on the same organic technology,
> > according to a Sony patent. Their new sensor, says Andrea, will ?not
> > necessarily be Foveon-like, but certainly not Bayer. Coming at the
> earliest
> > in 2015.?
> >
> > Here's the entire story:
> >
> > http://www.the.me/the-end-of-bayer-sensors-is-nigh-but-whats-next/
> >