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Well, yes and no. Maybe true for you and if it is, that's great. But some of us need to use a 400mm lens and ISO 6400 on the sideline of a night soccer/football game. Or 15mm fisheye or 12-24mm at a wedding. Or prefer the sweet spot of the 160-185mm range of a 70-200mm. These are things my Hassie H3d2-39 can't do, nor can an M9.I agree that the M9 is the perfect complement of MF users.
David, That's why I wrote in my post (a few posts above)...the following --->>> "Each system (MFD, rangefinder, DSLR, 4/3ths etc.) will always have its strengths, whether strictly for file size/quality, shallow depth of field, stealth/portability, or for applications (sports, wildlife) where particular attributes make it a natural for tackling the job. As is often said, picking the right tool for the job is what's important."<<<Well, yes and no. Maybe true for you and if it is, that's great. But some of us need to use a 400mm lens and ISO 6400 on the sideline of a night soccer/football game. Or 15mm fisheye or 12-24mm at a wedding. Or prefer the sweet spot of the 160-185mm range of a 70-200mm. These are things my Hassie H3d2-39 can't do, nor can an M9.
So it depends on what type of photography you do. If what you do can't be done with mf, but can with M9, then it's perfect for you. If it can't, it isn't and that takes nothing away from either mf or M9.
I said I'd check out the thread on the LL forum, right? It actually took me two entire minutes of my life to realise that I've got more important things to waste my youth on...Hahaha you are right, a disneyland it is (or was it dxoland?)! Thanks for the info, I'll check it out. This whole dxo-nonsense thaught me one thing and that is: compare the results of whatever you want to compare with your own eyes without knowing which is which. This way you are more likely to find what is most appealing to you.
Ohh wait, I guess it thaught me one more thing: Just don't compare apples with oranges...
I agree absolutly. My post was not very precise. I had in my mind, refering to the perfect complement, only the file's types or render that IMO is the closest to what MF delivers but having said that I fully agree with what you point here.Well, yes and no. Maybe true for you and if it is, that's great. But some of us need to use a 400mm lens and ISO 6400 on the sideline of a night soccer/football game. Or 15mm fisheye or 12-24mm at a wedding. Or prefer the sweet spot of the 160-185mm range of a 70-200mm. These are things my Hassie H3d2-39 can't do, nor can an M9.
So it depends on what type of photography you do. If what you do can't be done with mf, but can with M9, then it's perfect for you. If it can't, it isn't and that takes nothing away from either mf or M9.
Guy Wrote--->"Now having said all that let me get into my thinking with MF and Sensor Plus and here this solved a big issue with not buying a DSLR 35mm as it gets you higher ISO and i do mean higher as ISO 1600 is deadly good and you do get a little speed boost as well in shooting and I used this setup a lot shooting runway, PR stuff and a lot of stuff one would normally use there 35mm system on and it does work very well. I got away with this for quite awhile and looks like I maybe going back to get my new IQ back but right now I have been using the Sony 850. Frankly the biggest reason I have is not so much for shooting something easier which it does BUT it has more to do with using my Phase system so much and wearing it down and lets be honest i am a little nervous about it getting stolen or damaged. Reason being is sometimes when on a gig my bag may not be anywhere near me and under a table or something like that while I am shooting and someone could walk off with the rest of my gear. I have really no issue losing a couple Sony lenses or maybe better said it is a 5k investment over a 25k investment in your bag with some risks shooting. I know many don't have this issue but for me it is a concern sometimes and also on some gigs I really don't care so much about the best IQ for the job since it maybe web stuff and so on. But these are all considerations one has to take into account. I could easily go right back to shooting the Phase with sensor plus and really not miss a beat over the versatility over the 35mm cam."<<<
Guy, Interesting post of yours and I can certainly identify with a lot of it. Earlier today I had a shoot at a large venue (major dance and orchestral production) which I normally shoot with 35mm DSLR's. I was seriously considering putting the MFD through its paces and felt for certain it could supplant the 35mm DLSR for part of the production and would actually have been an advantage for a some of the dance/song numbers. This would be especially true for the entire stage finale, which would have been shot from the back of the venue. Unfortunately with my having to leave much of the equipment in one shooting location (coming back to change lenses etc.) while I shoot from a great variety of vantage points, I felt leaving much of the MFD out in the open (with a large crowd nearby), would have been too much of a risk and loss. The video/TV/sound board guys are close by...but they have too much of their own work to focus on. There are also ways to address this issue to a degree, but until I implement this (possibly next time), I chose to stick with the 35mm DSLR,. From a technical standpoint, I would love to replace some or most of it (the 35mm DSLR) with the MFD system, eventually. So your words rang true...all too true. The loss of parts of the 35mm DSLR system would have been unfortunate (hasn't happened yet)...but it's a more manageable situation as opposed to loosing some of the MFD.
Dave (D&A)
Sorry David, I just saw this question. I'm assuming that you are talking about use of Phocus when tethered ... right?Marc,
THANKS. Will take a look. Seems like what I'm asking for.
By the way, have any idea why I can't get image in Viewer section of Phocus. My thumbnails are all there.