[Leica] 1Ds Mk II at ISO 3200

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

I?d suggest YOUR more into... ???
And that from a writer like you?
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> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:34:48 -0500
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] 1Ds Mk II at ISO 3200
> 
> In regard to shooting in low light - Folks who primarily shoot in
> adequate daylight can delete this now :-) :
> 
> Something to consider for those who would dismiss various DSLRs because
> their viewfinders are not up to the standard set by the R8/9 - or, for
> that matter, the Nikon F5 and Canon EOS1v - and those who tell us that
> non-Leica lens quality won't give them the gorgeous image quality their
> Leica lenses provide...At this point in the development of digital,
> digital has clearly surpassed film in terms of its ability to capture
> excellent quality images in very - nay, extremely - low light. The 1DsII
> produces an image at 1600 iso equal in quality to a fine grain 400 iso
> film; and it produces an image at 3200 that is exponentially better than
> any film at that speed. So IF you are a low light shooter, the question
> is:
> Would you - a. rather see the image through a brilliant viewfinder, and
> end up with a crappy image because film is simply not up to capturing
> enough detail in the low light ? - or would you - b. rather compromise
> on the image seen through the viewfinder and end up with a high-quality
> image?
> 
> If you answer a., I'd suggest your more into the equipment than you are
> photography - If you answer b., my guess is that what matters to you is
> the image.
>