Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > I too have never seen a difference to date. Early on I shot a number of > comparisons to make sure I wasn't doing something stoopid, but as a result > of those tests and information from Leica I now shoot compressed. It's not > a matter of disk space or card space, but of speed. The buffer in the M9 > is small enough, and clears slowly enough that any speed enhancement is > noticeable, and there is a BIG difference in the speed. Try shooting a > buffer full of compressed vs. non-compressed images and see how long it > takes for the buffer to clear (write light to stop blinking). > > I don't shoot in continuous mode, but I do expect the camera to be ready > when the shot arrives in the viewfinder. When the buffer is full, the shot > is often gone by the time the camera is ready again. thanks Henning, for these reasons I just switched my M9 to "compressed", Steve > > Henning > > > On 2011-12-29, at 12:41 PM, John McMaster wrote: > >> I don't think any real difference has been seen at this stage. The main >> thing is whether future software can bring more information out of a DNG >> file which may be lost if compressed. I shoot uncompressed and deal with >> the >> data ;-) >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> Has anyone ever done a comparison of the 34.6 Mb Leica DNGs to the >> compressed versions which are 18 Mb more or less depending on the degree >> of >> detail in the image? While it is not an issue for me, with a mere 1000 to >> 2000 images per year, terabyte drives being so cheap, It probably is an >> issue to the much more prolific professional photographers. >> >> The question is: has anyone ever found an image where this degree of >> compression has been seen to matter? >> >> Herb >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information