Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With the whole point of the thing being for people who want extra quality why invest time and money for algorithms making the image worse? The large memory card of today is the medium one of tomorrow. They just keep on getting bigger and cheaper. I never compress anything. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 19:08:46 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Another MM write-up > > The cynical answer is that removing the compression option saved a couple > hundred K of firmware size, allowing the company to downgrade the flash ram > from 1gb to 512mb, thereby saving two dollars per camera and guaranteeing > no > major firmware improvements ever. > > The truth is probably that the low cost of SD memory eliminates one reason > to > compress. > > I'm just kidding about manufacturing cost savings. > > Dante > > On May 27, 2012, at 6:53 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > >> One interesting bit (I thought) was that DNG compression is not available >> on >> the MM. If a full colour M9(P) can have it and it is regarded as lossless >> (although not called such) why not put it on a greyscale camera.... >> >> john >> ________________________________ >> From: John McMaster >> Sent: Sunday, 27 May 2012 9:41 p.m. >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Another MM write-up >> >> http://www.reddotforum.com/content.php/226-Leica-M-Monochrom-Review >> >> john >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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