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Stephan Daniel made a pretty firm commitment to Kodak as preferred sensor supplier last weekend.Sinar uses Dalsa , Leica uses Kodak now who will win this contract. Good news(maybe) but i want to hear the road map and who is going to do what.
What this does not tell is how much they will partner on one or many projects and products . Not excited until I hear any real news what is going to happen down the road.
I stopped chiming in on all those posts too. Am enjoying life much more. It gets to be too much convincing people that something's working very well for your needs if its not for theirs.That is good news Jaap . i said that to him in Germany last June is not to go elsewhere that I really liked the Kodak sensors. I have one in the MF back and very similar to the DMR and M8 in look. I just like there sensors some like the Dalsa. I just hope things work out for them , they been bashed to death over the last 18 months and i am tired of reading about it and hearing about bad service stuff. i won't even post anymore on the threads about this problem or whatever. I did my part to help but unless someone needs help I just stay out of those 12 page threads on how it does not work in a war, damn guy is lucky to be alive , screw the camera's. I would just be happy to have some great images and go home. But that's me
Glad to hear that you're still using it - I need some lens rationalisation, bu the two bodies stay, still just as enjoyable as ever.Hi Jono:
I still have a full M8 system, though am shedding one of my extra bodies. All the gear is my own as I have no Leica permanent loaners -- we only get that gear just prior to each workshop and have to return it immediately afterward. The M8 remains my preferred camera for street and travel, which I hope to be doing even more of in the coming years While digital MF is the cat's meow for landscape, product and studio, it is a bit of a chunk to carry for travel shots. I can and have done it, but prefer the smaller cameras for those venues.
I anguished long and hard about this one. Trouble is that I sometimes do weddings, and events like the jazz concert in a badly lit church jazz concert in badly lit church Most of which was shot between 5000 and 6400 ISO. For this sort of stuff neither the Leica nor an MFDB will do the business. I really couldn't afford to do both the D3 AND an MFDB, so the D3 got it - I'm hoping that the upcoming 24mp body with the zeiss lenses will go someway to consoling me for not having medium format. Time will tell!But FTR, I would carry the Mamiya outfit before a pro-size DSLR like the 1Ds3 or D3 -- IMO they are just too close in weight and size so might as well have all the benefits of the MF outfit.
Cheers,
Hey RayJono,
You know the old saying, "Resistance is futile.":ROTFL:
Ray
Unfortunately this is soooooo true. That is how I fell off the cliff.Sure i put one of these in your hands and you will be toast in minutes
I think he said because of the specialized Kodak developed microlenses needed for the M that the M would continue to use Kodak sensors.Stephan Daniel made a pretty firm commitment to Kodak as preferred sensor supplier last weekend.