Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really don't know. I am sure a dedicated B&W sensor would give better results than the current bayer pattern ones converted to B&W, probably by a lot, but that is hypothetical, 'cause you can't buy one. In terms of resolution 25asa B&W film probably still has it. The benefit of digital is in the colour. 1 set of 4 Bayer pattern pixels can produce 12 bit or 14 bit colour (and even now 16 bit colour is talked of for the S2) whereas it takes a lot of coloured dye clouds in developed film to get anywhere near that, if possible at all. Frank On 14 Sep, 2009, at 17:00, Chris Saganich wrote: > Does this opinion hold for B&W?? > > > At 04:28 AM 9/12/2009, you wrote: >> My impression is that in terms of quality currently available cropped >> format digital is better in most conditions that 35mm film, "Full >> format" digital better than MF and MF digital than 5x4 (4x5 in >> USA). I >> say in most conditions since I am sure experts can come up with >> circumstances favouring film. >> I would not worry too much about available formats nowadays. if 35mm >> film was good enough for what you are doing, the latest 4/3 digital >> would equally suffice, if you used a Hasselblad, try a Nikon D3x, and >> for landscapes some specialists are going MF digital, though the >> technical requirements to achieve the superior potential are exigent, >> as per the links I posted the other month. >> Sure bigger format is better as it always has been, but the relative >> requirements have changed. >> The Minox with its 8x11 mm bit of film is dire compared to P&S >> digital >> with sensors smaller than this, despite its precision. >> Frank >> >> On 12 Sep, 2009, at 08:32, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>>> >>>> However, the stuff about price is pretty much spot on. When the M8 >>>> was >>>> released in late 2006, the list price was around 4800 EUR if I >>>> remember correctly. When I finally bought mine late last year, the >>>> price after rebate was around 2500 EUR (2140 GBP to be precise, I >>>> bought mine in the UK). >>>> >>>> Nathan >>> >>> >>> What you may not be considering is the demise of cropped format >>> digital >>> photography for high end "35mm" work. >>> You don't spend Leica M money unless you are planning of having the >>> option >>> of doing high end work with it. Those options became limited in the >>> past >>> year or so. >>> >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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