Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After a couple weeks not of heavy Nikon D3 use, I can say that this new CMOS chip by far has the best dynamic range I've ever seen. Not losing white highlights when shooting in dark churches at 1600iso is something I've never experienced in digital cameras before. This is just fecking fun! I've yet to see the real difference between 12bit RAW and 14bit RAW in print though. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lottermoser George" Subject: Re: [Leica] More management blabla > Do others believe, as I do, that when we discuss "sensor advances" we > should attempt to learn the differences between c-mos > advances and ccd advances. I find myself working over time to learn the > advantages of one over the other. > > Fond regards, > George > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > On Mar 10, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Henning Wulff wrote: > >> Since dynamic range, noise floor and low noise - high ISO performance >> are all intimately related, maybe Nikon's new sensor >> advances will also lead to significant benefits in dynamic range, should >> they make that their focus in their hi-res camera.