Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Holy Haysus B.D. I'm on a roll now and have to add my 24.5 cents......A shooter with a beat-up Pentax is still a shooter. A dork with a bag full of expensive cameras is still a dork. It would be interesting to test this theory out in the real world, wouldn't it? Walt B. D. Colen wrote: >I was simply making the point that we now know less than nothing about >digital M image quality, as there is as yet not digital M. So we have >absolutely no way to know that it will produce better images than a D70. It >may, of course. And God knows that at more than 5 times the price of a D70 >it better. But given that the person making the statement loves to accuse >me of making statements based on speculation... :-). > > >...... Original Message ....... >On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 15:26:52 -0500 "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > >>Well, I suppose because rf lenses are less of a challenge to design because >>you don't have that big mirror box between the lens and the sensor. But the >>angle of the light striking the sensor then becomes more of a problem. >> >>Jeffery Smith >>New Orleans, LA >>http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. >>Colen >>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:04 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital M Principle >> >> >>To use a rangefinder? Of course. Better image quality? Based on what facts? >> >> >>...... Original Message ....... >>On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 10:17:09 -0700 Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> >>>On Jun 3, 2006, at 7:29 AM, Afterswift@aol.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>... producing a digital M using anything but a true 24x36mm >>>>revolutionary sensor would be a huge mistake. Why would I switch from >>>>the Nikon D70 to a digital M in that case? >>>> >>>> >>>1) to use a rangefinder instead of an SLR >>>2) better image quality >>> >>>Doug Herr >>>Birdman of Sacramento >>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>___ >>Sent from handheld device. Please forgive any typos or spelling errors. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >___ >Sent from handheld device. Please forgive any typos or spelling errors. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >