Some you might find this worthy of some discussion:
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?p=43401#post43401
http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?p=43401#post43401
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A full frame M9.I guess the question then becomes "What could interest you to consider Leica for 35mm/MF gear?" LJ
He he . I was careful NOT to say Image Quality, but instead image capture. Not disagreeing that the M8 or DMR files have more for their given pixels than the others are offering, but capturing those pixels is not the same (higher ISO, faster fps, better AF, reliable AWB, etc.).Hmmm... last time I opened up Lightroom, it sure looked to me like Leica ALREADY had a better image quality than Canon or Nikon.... <Grin>.
Yep, loved my DMR with it's mini-Imacon digital back ... note I said "loved" ... the times I could practically use the thing was so narrow it just became an indulgence.He he . I was careful NOT to say Image Quality, but instead image capture. Not disagreeing that the M8 or DMR files have more for their given pixels than the others are offering, but capturing those pixels is not the same (higher ISO, faster fps, better AF, reliable AWB, etc.).
Like Marc, I feel there is little that Leica can offer right now that would attract my attention. Maybe the FF M9 idea, but that may be a stretch also. As for a "MF" rig that may have a nothing more than a 4:3 format sensor.....well, it would still need about 20-30MP, work at much higher and cleaner ISOs than what the DMR or M8 presently struggle with, and other things mentioned.
LJ
Didn't the R9/DMR system 'make real shooting sense' ?(...) Hope that I won't be sorry that I sold virtually all of the really exotic R lenses. (...) Sad they never became part of a system that made real shooting sense. (...)
Sure, if you accepted the limitations and lack of any future update support. As a replacement for shooting a film R, it was dandy ... very good image quality in decent light. No TTL flash ability, no SDHC card ability, no firmware upgrades, slooooow start up, and so on ...Didn't the R9/DMR system 'make real shooting sense' ?