Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/27

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Subject: [Leica] Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9
From: jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:40:41 -0800

When I see Leica photos posted here, they seem to have a sharpness and, 
sometimes, luminescence, beautiful bokeh, microcontrast perhaps, that sets 
them apart from other cameras with sensors rated higher by DXO.  But it's 
hardly a meaningful test since I've been a Leica fan since high school, so 
I'm biased.  Furthermore, I know which photographs were done with Leica 
glass.  Still, they do seem better, and I'm curious about how that's 
possible if Leica sensors are so low in DXO's ratings.  Software?  Lenses?  
Superb photographers? 

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

----- Reply message -----
From: "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9
Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 6:59 pm


DXO labs have some parts which do not suit CCD (M9 and medium format), low 
light/high ASA I think.

John
 
-----Original Message-----

The dxo lab also said a Nikon D800 makes for better results than medium 
format digtial. I'd just have to see that to believe and and am not 
believing it. Are top pros really going to not go medium format now because 
of that camera. I'm thinking it wont influence many away from shooting 
medium format digital where it had been used before for 90 percent of the 
stuff.

I've head a medium format digital Epson mat prints in my hand at Photokina a 
large print and it was exactly better than anything I'd seen full frame as a 
medium format film out put is over 35mm output.
More so even.

Mark William Rabiner

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