Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rolfe, It means one of a couple of things. One, Nikon is feeling the heat of the 1Ds and needed to get into the more pixel race to keep users or avoid losing face. It could also mean that Nikon has a GF like image interpolator that lets them create images that appear to be from a 10MP camera. Possibly we are in a transition era just like in the late 30's where Rollie's were capable of quality near enough to 4X5 that medium format started to take images away from large format, and in the fifties and sixties where 35mm (Leica, Contax, Nikon) offered quality good enough that the majority of shooters switched to 35mm. Well, now, I am proposing that somewhere in the 6-14 MP range the quality is good enough that most images for the next little while will be taken with sensors in that rough range. I don't really see the point of a 20 MP sensor for use up to 20X30. The images I have seen coming out of the 11 MP 1Ds easily make that cut for most users. Others will chime in, but computers are not going to get much faster in the near term. Making motherboards clock faster than 800 MH is a real issue as those speeds create a lot of RF that is really difficult to handle. And really, what is the point of a 4 GH chip if the motherboard is only running at 800 MH? Are we all really going to be using multiprocessor computers: I don't think that will be mainstream practice for some time. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rolfe Tessem Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:52 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Back - I like the first step! bdcolen wrote: > No, the Nikon owner can get an F100 build quality - which is good, but > which is a far cry from F5 build quality. ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Don Dory > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:10 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Digital Back - I like the first step! > > > I have had the chance to play with the Kodak 14n. At an ISO of 80 it is > capable of outstanding images. Color fidelity is quite good as well. > The issue is that the body is not especially durable feeling, and at > ISO's over 100 image quality takes quite a plummet. The other issue is > that the Nikon D1x will now interpolate to 10MP and is in the same price > range. So the shooter with Nikon lenses can get an F5 build quality > with ISO's going up to 3200 with pretty fair image quality for the same > money as the Kodak. So, unless you are a studio only shooter or don't > mind taking portable sunshine with you the offering from Kodak leaves > something to be desired. And what is this about the D1x interpolating to 10mp? What does that even mean in the context we're discussing? Rolfe - -- Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 - -- 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