Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just shoot, I let the M10 Monochrom do the pixels for me. Chris Williams www.zoeicaimages.net 504-231-6261 > On Mar 31, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Paul Roark via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 7:59 AM, chris williams via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org >> wrote: > >> ?... >> >> >> Leica was able to use some kind of sensor made in Belgium that was >> strictly designed for monochromatic images. >> >> ?... > > Yes, but aside from not having an R, G or B filter over the pixel, the > silicon is still the same speed as that under the filters of the color > sensors. The monochrome's native speed is higher only because it has no > color filters over the pixels. I don't think the Leica foundry has found > any breakthrough to increase silicon's native light sensitivity. > > I'm not knocking the monochrome at all. For street photography or where > you don't need a filter, it's truly faster and a great tool for those types > of photography. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > > ? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information