Re: [Leica] digital in low light

[Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>]

The D10 and D60 and D300 all use the exact same CMOS chip. I'm not sure 
about the
G5, though I doubt it. I have a G3 and it's MUCH noisier than the 
DSLRs. I bought a D300 because it was such a good deal I couldn't pass 
it up. But in the long run, I'll get either the D10 or the 1D Mark II.

It's still pretty accepted most places I've read the Canon CMOS chips 
are better than Nikon in noise. And now with the D1 Mark II, 
performance has surpassed Nikon's CCD chips as well. But in the end, I 
don't think you could go wrong with either system. And I bet whatever 
Leica comes out with will be just as good too in real terms. Noise is 
also a function of software. And there is software coming in the market 
to reduce noise post-exposure.

Anyway, I think we ought to steer back to Leica talk. :-)

Eric
Carlsbad, CA

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by 
little statesmen, philosophers, and divines. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Feb 2, 2004, at 11:33 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Do the low-end Canons (10D is the lowest I want to go, I think) now 
> allow
> exposure indexes higher than 1600?
>
> Does the G5 use a CMOS chip like the DSLR's (not the same, but same 
> family
> of technology)?

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