[Leica] Re: LUG DMR

[FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)]

>The hearsay though is a good file out of the DMR beats or exceeds the 
>1Ds MkII, even using Leica lenses on both.  I think it might be a 
>CMOS vs CCD thing.  The DMR chip is a CCD made by Kodak.  A similar 
>approach Olympus took.

Robert

The weight of the cameras was really without batteries and I extracted 
them from commercial leaflets. If you measured differently at home it'll 
be so...As a owner of R body and lenses I'd  sincerely like to believe 
your above quoted words but every test I've read - from the Leica 
enthusiast Erwin Putts to the last Chasseusr d'Images-  aren't  not as 
brilliant as the owners comments.  Leica DMR has more noise above 200 
ASA, has a truly slow start up, has a very short battery life, has 
measurable less resolution, has strong moir? problems, has a working 
speed and a buffer much slower and cannot be adapted -configured-to the 
particular way of acting of a photographers what may be considered 
either an advantage or not.

By no means I consider that beats or exceeds the 1Ds MkII -I own one- 
and I have tested  finally the DMR. The ergonomy is good but it's not a 
problem for someone who's switching often of systems. I'd kindly ask 
Tina, Ted or Natham if I'm wrong. I've decided that Leica is film for me 
and that other brands are for digital. I'll follow using Leicas but not 
in digital arena. It's my personal decision and up to now I've not seen 
anything can change my mind.

I'm really glad to see owners of DMR are happy. Bearing in mind the 
investment concerned it's fortunately a good news. In digital I'm on the 
way of quick developments launching cameras with full format sensor and 
smaller bodies. Therefore I've ordered a Canon EOS 5D with kit lens. The 
combo is a lot cheaper than DMR. But finally none of them has the 
pleasure of shooting an old Nikon F or the Leica M7 with the 28mm 
Summicron ASPH the best photographic equipment I've seen in my life.

Regards

Felix