Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the one on the left is more contrasty--not sharper leica at right ric On Mar 25, 2012, at 6:54 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Since Howard was surprised, clearly it means that whichever is the BETTER > picture is the NEX-7 :-) > > However, you don't get the Leica M9 for the upmost image quality. > Otherwise, the D800 will own the entire market segment and then some (wait, > it may still do that). > > You get the Leica M9 for the white leather, the scratch proof sapphire > glass and that you can shoot at F1.0 in the hot desert Death Valley Sun! > > Wait, that's not quite right either. You shoot with the Leica M9 because of > the exquisite Leica unobtainium lens, the legendary 75mm "As reviewed by > Steve Huff" Summilux and the world renowned 50mm "I'll give up my left > ballicle before I sell mine" Nocitlux etc. > > That didn't come up too right either. > > You shoot with the Leica M9 because it's the best digital equivalence of a > Leica M7. If you like Leica M7 and want the digital experience, there's > nothing better, ultimate image quality notwithstanding. The M9 IQ is good > enough for most mortals. > > On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> > wrote: > >> Luminous Landscape compared the Nex7 to the M9 and found the Nex7 >> consistently sharper than the M9 using the same lenses, so I conclude the >> picture on the left is the Nex7. >> >> >> On Mar 25, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Ken Carney wrote: >> >>> Well, the house image on the left is much sharper and has more contrast >> than the one on the right, plus the left image seems to have captured a >> UFO. Therefore it is the one on the left. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> On 3/25/2012 5:04 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: >>>> I got an NEX-7 a few days ago (at, of all places, Ritz Camera in >> Orlando! Same price as Sony, B&H, and Amazon, none of whom had it in stock >> or in sight) and wanted to do a comparison. The camera's a little jewel, >> and the 2.4 Mpix OLED TTL in-body finder, which is one of the reasons why >> I >> chose this camera, is great. The hinged LCD view screen gives a beautiful >> picture too. >>>> >>>> I took pictures of the same scene with both cameras for comparison, and >> curious to know how they perform at the limits of enlargement, cropped >> each >> down to the central ? or so of the frame. The NEX-7's kit lens was at 55mm >> (82.5mm equiv) and the M9 wore the 90mm asph Summicron. I created a >> side-by-side montage and posted it for the curious: >>>> >>>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/desktop_001/NEX7-M9+comp.jpg.html >>>> >>>> I was surprised by the results, as I imagine we all will be. I'll >> reveal which frame came from which camera in a couple of days (or email me >> off list if you can't wait). >>>> >>>> I also posted a target-of-opportunity snap I took with the NEX-7 >> earlier while standing in the cold back in Ohio waiting for my son to >> complete his bicycle race. Not immortal landscape photography, but >> interesting transitions in brightness of the blossoms and the sky, their >> gradients moving in opposite directions, with a resultant swap in their >> contrast. >>>> >>>> ?howard >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information