Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/30

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Subject: [Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:17:08 +1030
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Agreed; you cannot obtain fine detail that was not in the original
image; worse, when you need more sharpening, as the radius of the
sharpen increases, you lose even more fine detail.

Marty

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:53 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
wrote:
> True enough Bob.
> However, while applying more sharpening
> does enhance the feeling of sharpness;
> it does not (for me) achieve the texture of "fine detail."
> It seems that if the "detail" is not there
> sharpening cannot create it.
>
> Again these become subjective preferences
> and depending on the subject matter
> may be extremely subtle.
>
> It became perfectly clear to me
> when I put the same Leica lenses
> on both the 5D and the DMR
> (with each camera locked onto a tripod
> and focused on the same subject).
>
> I still enjoy the security
> of having the Full Frame 5D
> available as backup;
> as well as the auto focus C lenses;
> and the high ISO performance
> when appropriate and needed.
>
> I'm not trying to put down
> or slander the Cmos sensors;
> only noting the differences
> as I actually, subjectively experience them.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Mar 30, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Robert D. Baron wrote:
>
>> George, I think you see what I see. ?And I think one has to make up
>> for the less fine detail in 5D images by applying slightly more
>> sharpening in the processing phase on the computer to level the
>> playing field..
>>
>> --Bob
>>
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