[LRflex] Re: Digital B&W
- From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:12:25 +1000
Richard, Kevin,
Humbled by the comments, thanks.
As far as I know the SD15 has just been released in the States so there
won't be many people that will have experience with this camera.
Mounting R glass will require a conversion of the mount and I think
Sigma Cum Lauder is still offering this service for the SD14 and perhaps
the SD15 either by purchasing a kit or purchasing a converted camera.
The SD14 is a high maintenance camera when fitted with R glass as most
everything is manual, the auto white balance is unreliable, multi seg
metering is flaky so shoot centre weighted, the buffer is slow, and the
focus confirmation is useless. On the other hand the camera is solid
and feels competent in the hand, a good capture on the SD14 will look
like nothing else, it won't look digital. I believe the foveon sensor
design scope was based on kodachrome colour.
I think the software in the SD15 will make the camera more responsive
and quicker, the larger screen and better interface will make it nicer
to use than the SD14. We are yet to see whether mounting R glass on an
SD15 will give better and easier to capture results than the SD14. If I
had the budget I would certainly consider upgrading to the SD15 with an
R mount since I have come to really enjoy the results.
I have never used Sigma glass which is another option and tempting to
research. Does anyone out there have experience with Sigma glass?
Regards
Walter
On 07/07/10 03:00, Kevin Willey wrote:
> Anyone have experience with the SIGMA SD15 with Leica-R glass? I too enjoyed
> Walter's pic and am eager for a digital body to go with my Leica-R lens. Is
> SD15 a jump up from SD14?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>
> On Jul 6, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Richard Ward wrote:
>
>
>> WOW.
>> I literally said that when your magnificent image opened on my screen,
>> Walter.
>>
>> If I were to have made this image myself,
>> I would be certain it was 'fini' - no changes needed and
>> simply move on to wondering how big to print it
>> and still maintain all it's visual glory.
>>
>> Walter, there is much verbiage one can express about great images,
>> but the greatest compliment I have in my own heart for an image
>> is to be both moved by an image
>> and
>> to see no possible way I could improve upon it.
>>
>> Graci - I am honored you shared it with us.
>>
>> Your explorations of places of burial
>> is paying very rich rewards visually.
>>
>> Richard in Michigan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Walter Kramer<walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 8:24:22 AM
>> Subject: [LRflex] Digital B&W
>>
>> Just starting to play with some digital black and white. Playing with
>> composition too.
>>
>> Walter
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/25126059@N02/4767749120/sizes/l/in/photostream/
>>
>>
>> Sigma SD14, Leica-R 35-70mm f4.0
>>
>>
>>
>>
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