[LRflex] Re: Erwin Puts on the DM-R

What does Erwin say about dynamic range?

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


on 8/28/05 6:44 AM, Neil Gould at neil@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Recently, you wrote:
> 
>> From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> An interesting and thoughtful take on the subject....
>> 
>> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/digital/DMR/ddmr.html
>> 
> Indeed. I was glad to see that Puts constructed valid test procedures and
> covered the issues in an objective way. I remain skeptical about the
> hybrid approach that Leica has chosen for the DMR, even if some of the
> criticisms that Puts put forth are somewhat questionable; the brightness
> of the viewfinder in a dSLR is typically determined in the same way as for
> an SLR, nor will the image on the display be the same as in the
> viewfinder. These are accepted limitations for those preferring the dSLR
> approach to the EVF approach.
> 
> The article's most damning comments seem to be the state and rate of
> development at Leica. One can't start a race several laps behind the
> leaders in a slower vehicle and expect to be competitive. There is almost
> no chance that Leica will produce a digital product that is competitive
> with the best available products. As there is at least the appearance of
> collaboration with Panasonic through the Lumix line of cameras, I don't
> understand why Leica doesn't fully partner with that company to produce a
> digital body that accepts R lenses.
> 
> Thanks for presenting this page! BTW - I noticed that links to Puts' other
> pages appear to be broken. Is that your experience as well?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Neil
> 
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