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Subject: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:59:00 -0600 (CST)
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Is the Leica R 35-70mm lens you are talking about the f4 model?

Robert

On Dec 1, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Leonard Taupier <len-1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gene,
> 
> I don't think the 180mm comparison will be too useful. I've compared those 
> two lenses on the same body and the Leica is a much higher resolution 
> lens. That's looking at both at f4. But the zoom comparison should be 
> interesting and probably a good test. I compared the Leica-R 35-70mm 
> against the Nikon's 24-70mm predecessor, the 28-70mm f2.8 and found the 
> Leica lens had slightly higher contrast.  The newer 24-70mm is a better 
> lens though. For both tests I used the Oly E-M5 which has a higher 
> resolution sensor than either the DMR or D800 but being a M4/3 sensor my 
> test was only on center resolution.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Nov 30, 2012, at 5:50 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
>> Frank,
>> 
>> No I have not seen any comparisons of the DMR and D800E.  Can't comment 
>> on the D800, but I do have a D4, and just off the top, the DMR does a 
>> fair job against the D4 for an 8? year old design.  Although I have not 
>> made a side by side comparison of images.  The D4 kills the DMR when it 
>> comes to high ISO, and kills just about anything else in that category.  
>> The D4 is very waterproof, from recent experience, where the DMR may not 
>> be as good, as I keep it out of the rain when I am not shooting, but it 
>> has not had any glitches when it did get wet, but I worry about the motor 
>> to camera interface not being too water tight.  They are both heavy, 
>> pretty close actually, the DMR on the R8 is a bit shorter than the D4.  
>> Turn on is much slower with the DMR, and so is write speed.  The buffer 
>> on the DMR is very small, where the D4 buffer is vast and you can shoot 
>> rapidly with no problem of the camera slowing down (great for bird in 
>> flight photos), although i would bet Doug would out do it
>>  with the DMR and a single click ;).  The R8DMR is a bit quieter, noise 
>> wise, but the D4 beats the D800 or D700 by light years in this area.  I 
>> prefer the simplicity of the DMR controls over those of the D4, although 
>> the D4 controls are well laid out, when compared to earlier Nikon DSLRs, 
>> and definitely better than Canon DSLRs.  You can get D4 batteries, where 
>> the DMR batteries are rarer than Hen's Teeth, and must be rebuilt or use 
>> an external source if you cannot get them rebuilt.  The charge also lasts 
>> way longer than the DMR's batteries, although they are not cheap by any 
>> measure.  The auto focus on the D4 is simply AMAZING! It locks on very 
>> fast and no hunting at all, even in low light, MF with the D4 and older 
>> MF Nikkors is very good also, as it has a bright view finder (but not as 
>> quite as bright as the R8 I think).  MF on the DMR is getting a bit slow 
>> with my 64 year old eyes, but still works good in most light levels. 
>> Build for both is excellent, but would give the D
>> 4 a bit of a nod here, due to the previously mentioned motor to camera 
>> body interface of the DMR.  I will go out this weekend and do a side by 
>> side image test of the two, probably with the 180/2.8 MF Nikkor, and the 
>> 180/3.4 R APO lenses (Similar vintage lenses), don't have any other 
>> similar lenses to compare.  But could do a comparison of my 35~70R zoom 
>> and my 24~70 AF-S Nikkor zoom.  Any thing I have not covered, that you 
>> would like to know?
>> 
>> CHEERS,
>> Gene
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 1:22:20 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E
>> 
>> Has anyone seen a comparison of the DMR and the Nikon D800E?  Using Leica
>> glass, of course.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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