Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree we will all be shooting at ISO 128K at some points. For Leica shooters? I don't know, may be in 5 - 10 years. Canonites and Nikonites are doing them now, but Leica has different priorities. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I think the issue is with both the Nikon D3 and the Leica M9 camera bodies > is that they are not stuck in time but going to progress and soon as > sensors > progress which they do every day. The iso ranges on both cameras are going > nowhere but up and soon as will every other parameter of image quality. As > will our abilities to process the images they've made in the past which had > noise issues. So both hardware and software progress as is out abilities to > use them. We are more on top of it. > Sensor development has not reached an impasse or plateau. It is furiously > on > the upswing. > > The idea that we don't need higher ISO's is a bit daft. > We are going to get them and we are going to use them. Gratefully. > With better sensors come better cameras. And with that come better > photographs made by better photographers. > > And the issue is certainly not when we need to call these cameras a D4 or > M10. They can use fractions and hyphens and letters instead of big fat > round > numbers. > Every day in every way we are getting better and better. > The time to get a new camera body is never now. Its next year. > The problem is when are you going to want to take a picture? > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > mark at rabinergroup.com > > > > From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:49:45 -0700 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] a shot in the dark - life at iso 25600 > > > > Mark (well actually to everyone else since you do not read my posts), > > everything is a trade off, because if not, well, then you will have a D3 > > that shoots at ISO128K or a D3X that shoots at 24 megapixels. Right now, > > Nikon is in a bind to improve on either body. > > > > The question isn't whether everyone will be shooting at ISO128K *at some > > points*, but what do Leica users want, or need from Leica and what can > Leica > > *reasonably* made in response to the market pull given their current > > operating strategy and marketing conditions. > > > > And the answer will probably not include ISO128K in the next digital M. > > Probably very usable ISO1600 and usable 3200. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]