Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But if precisely the same $4800 camera - looked and felt like a film M, nice bright viewfinder, solidly built, M lens mount, 10 mpg - with precisely the same problems - electronic but no dust or moisture seals, banding, IR weirdness, green blobs, questionable battery life, need for IR cut-off filters on lenses, noise levels much, much higher than Canon's, etc. etc. - were manufactured by Nikon, Canon, Cosina, or Zeiss for that matter, would you still call it "a great camera and worth the extra learning curve?" On 1/10/07 1:24 PM, "mehrdad" <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > despite, all of the problems, it is a great camera and worth the > learning curve extra cost. > > On 1/10/07, Colin J <smcj35@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Eric Korenman wrote: >>> >>> The recent article in LFI about the M8 takes on three major issues: >>> >>> 1) IR - they explain it well and the steps to deal with it. >>> >>> 2) Banding - they say it was fixed in the hardware upgrade >>> >>> 3) 8 / 16 bit capture.. >>> >>> ..Well here is where I think they turn on the smoke machine and bring in >>> some mirrors. >>> They present information about how the data is compressed by the square >>> root >>> , >>> but when it comes down to it, it still sounds like a form of lossy data >>> compression. >>> >>> IE, The chip captures 14 bit data, crunches it to a non-linear 8 bit >>> form, >>> which is latter re-expanded >>> to bit to form the final 16 bit image file. >>> >>> So.. Isn't the weakest link in the imaging processing chain an 8 bit >>> format? >>> LFI then goes on to say essentially "you won't see the difference anyway" >>> >>> Anyone care to help on the matter? I am missing the point? >> >> >> Eric, >> >> The only point you are missing is that no-one should question or criticise >> the Leica M8 on this mailing list. We should always be supporting Leica >> instead, and saying only nice things about the M8 ... >> >> ... like Mr Erwin Puts is now doing, now he is back on the payroll. >> >> Yours with a wry smile (because we are not permitted to laugh), >> >> Colin >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >