Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/10

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Subject: [Leica] comment on camera reviews in general
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Nov 10 13:43:34 2005

I have to say that I don't have that impression, Didier - I've been
impressed with how extensive the DP reviews are. Yes, Nikon has faster flash
sync, but unless that's absolutely essential to you, it's pretty meaningless
compared to other features and image quality. And Konica-Minolta may have a
great anti-shake feature, but their hardly a player in the pro market. As to
the more natural colors of the DMR - I'd say that in the age of photoshop,
that's a pretty meaningless advantage, unless everyone else has such crappy
color that it can't be corrected. And the glass - is in the eye of the
shooter or beholder.



On 11/10/05 3:39 PM, "Didier Ludwig" <rangefinder@screengang.com> wrote:

> B.D.,
> The noise issue is very important to me, too. But sometimes I have the
> impression that the reviewers have only this in mind. I agree Canon is way 
> in
> front with their sensors. But Nikon has the faster flash syncs, 
> Konica-Minolta
> the better anti-shake system, the DMR the more naturally looking colors, 
> Leica
> the better glass (Canon's fast glasses, 35/1.4 and 50/1.4, for instance, 
> have
> a rather ugly bokeh in my opinion).
> Didier
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>>> The noise is a problem of all small sensors, especially with higher ISO
>>>> settings; but the way dpreview is giving importance to that particular
>>>> point,
>>>> let's me make a guess that they are strongly biased toward Canon; e.g.
>>>> "Canon
>>>> is better because their sensors make less noise".
>>>> Didier
>> 
>> Well, Didier, I'd suggest that that only suggests a strong bias toward 
>> Canon
>> if you think the noise issue is unimportant. If one considers the noise
>> issue important, if not paramount, I think that it only suggests that 
>> Canon
>> is now way out in front in the digital races. (And I don't own a single
>> piece of Canon equipment. ;-))
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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