Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] R10 news
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto@earthlink.net)
Date: Sat Nov 1 17:26:36 2008

Douglas Sharp wrote:

>All it tells me is that it was shot with a pretty abysmal lens - and 
>that someone has possibly overdone it with some very ham-fisted noise 
>reduction. The detail has all but disappeared - probably shot with a 100 
>USD kit lens (which can deliver, but often doesn't, depending on the 
>light) like the one sold together with the 300D (D-Rebel).

>
>wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:
>> George Lottermoser wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> The highlights look fairly decent in this sample.
>>> The shadows look like absolute plastic mush - devoid of fine detail.
>>> ;~(
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 1, 2008, at 3:06 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>>>> http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/downloads/2_landscape.jpg
>>>>       
>>
>> And the chromatic abberation is horrendous.  Why Canon would post this as 
>> a 5DII sample is beyond my comprehension.  I refuse to believe the camera 
>> is that bad.
>>
>

I believe the lens was the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com