Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Missed that phrase apparently! There is something to be said for shooting black and white with a full color sensor as I've done a ton of it and can speak from that experience and also having done decades of darkroom film black and white work. When your processing the capture to black and white the real time color filtering in the color conversion is a dream come true. You can balance the tones in the shot to come out as you'd never come close to getting with all the screw on filters over lens in the world. I think if I owned a Monochrom I'd still use my M24 to shoot some or much of my black and white. If I had the choice. But that's a guess as id have to really see the results I'd be getting from both bodies. I have to say I'm suspicious of totally Grainless results at that size @ 64,000 iso 24x36mm sensor. A small hint of grain or noise is what I'd expect to see and I'd find that good news. As I'd know it was for real. As is its also too small a size to really know anything anyway. But I'm hoping and assuming the high iso noise would be as good or better than what the top DSLR'S are getting which is pretty darned good (PDG) and totally usable.... Cruising speed. On 3/12/13 7:33 PM, "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > Mark, did you even read it? > Just below the bicycle comparison shots: > "As you can see, the high ISO champ among these contenders is the new > Leica M where it beats the RX1 for noise by a tad. None of these had any > Noise Reduction." > > Personally, If I didn't feel that this "color" thing was a passing fad, > I'd have been in line to buy one from announcement day. > > Jay > > On 3/12/2013 4:27 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Steves shot of the bike at iso 3200 and 6400 are grainless and there is no >> mention of how much noise reduction he may have used which I'd get to be >> "a >> solid amount" would love to see them with no noise reduction and or low >> noise reduction or just know how much they used... as when I see a file >> with >> zero noise at 64000 iso I don't feel like I'm looking at anything. >> Personally when I use noise reduction I scale it back so there is just a >> slight hint of noise left. That way I don't feel like I'm just leaving >> them >> a Fig Newton of my own imagination. >> >> This review has more shots don't in blazing sunlight then I've ever seen >> in >> my life. A review of this camera deserves to be taking it for a dangerous >> walk around the back after the sun goes down. Call it street photography. >> I'd be happy with it. It seem to me the big reason to get the camera in >> the >> first place. >> >> Steve Huff's non-technical review: >> http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/03/11/the-leica-m-240-real-world-camera-re>> v >> iew-2013-by-steve-huff/ >> > -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/