Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No it is the 3.5 version. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 11:59:00 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information