Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ed, My actual point, was the car was claimed to have 6 gears, and if the top 5 didn't, and they didn't tell you beforehand...that would be an issue. With the Contax N Digital, they DID state what the ISO ratings were beforehand. It's not like they SAID it went to 1600, and when you bought it, it didn't. It DID perform admirably in the ISO ranges it was stated to work in, and performed spectacularly at the lower ISO settings. I know that they had wanted it to provide even higher ISO settings, but they re-stated these specifications BEFORE the product came to market. That's why I don't see Gary's analogy as befitting. He bought a two door, thinking it had four ;-) Regards, Austin > Austin - > I see the point you are making - I guess I am not seeing the "gear" > thing the same way - isn't the 5th gear of my Toyota 4Runner the least > "noisy"? I get the best mileage there (24 MPG!) at most likely is > the "best" > part of the performance curve. Actually, it's probably better > than a Porche > or Viper -- IF we were not racing :-) -- where I certainly would be > outperformed. But if we all lined up side to side, kept the same velocity > (60 mph) in the highest gear (lowest gear ratio below one), put in exactly > the same volume of gasoline, controlling as many variables as possible, I > bet I'd go further when the fuel ran out. And a VW Beetle would > beat me ... > So in "CCD - Land", could there (should there?) not be different chips > that cover different parts of the "performance" or noise curve (even with > filters - software or hard, such as a Wiener Filter)? Maybe one > chip cannot > be all things (as film is - we can choose the right kind for the > application > at hand) and a GOOD, STURDY digital back is the correct solution. > One could > buy the back they wanted that performs optimally for that > person/situation. > Need a digital ISO 3200 back, then buy one designed to work best in that > range. Want an "all rounder"? Go that route. Maybe there's > something to that > notion. I wonder .... What do you, and all, think? > Ed > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Leica Users digest) > > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:59:04 -0700 (PDT) > > To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Leica Users digest V24 #315 > > > > Now, if you want to equate it with something like "noise", then > yes, when > > the car goes faster, the noise in the car increases, just like > the noise in > > the CCD increases. Is the car still usable? Certainly. Does > the increased > > noise at higher speed mean the car is junk? Certainly not. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html