Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Hoppy, I don't actually think the noise issues are a Panasonic problem. The problem is too many photo sites on too small a sensor and applies to an extent to all P&S digitals, the sensors are smaller than a little finger nail after all - we would not expect much from a piece of film that size! That is why I don't use a P&S digital very often. Frank On 16 Sep, 2006, at 13:27, G Hopkinson wrote: > Hi Frank, yes I'd read about some of those low light issues with > the Panasonics. > It'll certainly be interesting to see how these new models perform > once they're out in the marketplace. > You're right of course that it just isn't just megapixels that make > the image. > Still the specs look most interesting with good features likely to > appeal to many. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Frank Dernie > Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 21:18 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] new Leica compact digitals > > Hi, > I look at the P&S cameras from time to time to see if a more suitable > (than my Canon S70) pocket camera exists. The Panasonic cameras on > which the Leicas are based get good marks - for a P&S - but the poor > performance in low light ruins them for me. It seems the market wants > more pixels where I want less noise :-( > I have excellent A4 prints from 5 and very good from 3.3 megapixel > cameras. 10 megapixels is rarely necessary in my experience unless > vast prints are required. I would be much more likely to buy one if > the advances resulted in a 5 megapixel camera with low noise rather > than a 10 megapixel camera with useless high iso settings. > FWIW I have photographed similar scenes on my Mamiya 7 6x7 camera and > EOS 1Ds, the scan of the Mamiya using a Nikon 8000 scanner are > 271megabyte TIFF files, compared to the 14-20 megabyte RAW files from > the Canon. There is more detail on these scans but it is only a > little, probably not double and certainly not 10 to 15 times more. > Also I can do about 4 scans in an evening that I find satisfactory:-( > Frank > PS to old friends on the list sorry to not be in touch this summer > I've been otherwise occupied and have suspended the list or bulk > deleted the posts. Will be suspending my list subscription again soon. > > On 16 Sep, 2006, at 11:48, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> Has anyone else finished reading up on the M8 and happened to check >> the specs for the new10MP digital compacts? >> >> That D Lux 3 and V Lux 1 are awfully attractive within their genre >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Hoppy of Technolust >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information