[LRflex] Re: Non Leica, Digital Wanderings, The R10 tha I dream of.

Eliott, Philippe,

As David has put it the other day and I follow it: one of the edvantage of 
Digital is that you can crank up the ISO if required or you can change the 
color temperature.

This only is a real progress.

As per the medium format, the bigger the neg is, the better the print is. 
And this is true. A full frame CCD is better....

But film will remain for some years, it will be costly as medium format 
processing is today.

A R10 with a crop factor of 1.3 is welcomed. Because our lenses are among 
the best corrected ever, we want to use them...

Regards.

---------------------------------
Xavier F. BILLE
Maisons-Alfort - France.





>From: Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Non Leica, Digital Wanderings, The R10 tha I dream 
>of.
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:09:22 +0200
>
>Ok with you Elliot,
>but printers and the media now ASK for digital files, that's also why.
>More, labs progressively give up processing slides and digitalizing
>them, this is a sorry period we're living.
>Yours
>Phileicgenieux
>
>Dr. Puritz wrote:
>
> >Xavier:
> >
> >Thanks very much for posting the interesting digital photographs.  I 
>believe
> >that some of us feel that a wide range of so called "point and shoot"
> >cameras will make very acceptable images if such images are to be viewed 
>on
> >a computer screen.  Such cameras now come with image stabilization, more
> >sophisticated algorithms, and lenses that cover amazing focal lengths.
> >Indeed, it may not be until larger prints are made that one will be able 
>to
> >discern the meaningful differences in the quality of images made with
> >superior  lenses and cameras with higher megapixel capability. Moreover,
> >IMHO, one of the reasons that digital photography is doing as well as it 
>is,
> >is that images are taken and simply viewed on monitors and sent over the
> >internet.  If one has no need to make larger prints or enlargements I 
>wonder
> >if additional money need be spent for  higher end cameras and lenses.  I 
>am
> >asking a question not making a dogmatic statement.
> >
> >Allow me to also pose another related question:  For viewing images on
> >computer monitors or sending to others over the internet to also be 
>viewed
> >on monitors, is there a reason to use our expensive and superior Leica 
>gear,
> >then scan the tranny or negative, and then do manipulation in PS, Corel,
> >etc. or will the results with the camera that Xavier is using do the 
>trick
> >with identical editing?  Indeed, let's go a step further:  Is there a 
>reason
> >to use Medium Format if the aim is to view images on ones computer?
> >Furthermore, will the M8 possibly add anything worth the price for simply
> >uploading images to the computer for viewing, etc.?
> >
> >Elliot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bille Xavier F." <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:21 PM
> >Subject: [LRflex] Non Leica, Digital Wanderings, The R10 tha I dream of.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hello To all,
> >>
> >>In these days of Photokina, I went to an old Castle, Vaux le Vicomte,
> >>known
> >>for a very famous scandal (at the time of Louis XIV...) involving the
> >>landlord of the property, Nicolas Fouquet.
> >>
> >>Last Sunday, some dancers and comedians animated the castle, let me
> >>introduce the Roi Soleil
> >>
> >>http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/Roi_Soleil.jpg
> >>
> >>If you take the time to peep, you will probably say: wow, that's Leica
> >>35mm
> >>of hiZ R7...
> >>
> >>Wrong guess, Olympus Camedia C300, 3 MPix, check the EXIF, paid a 50
> >>Pouloutes on Ebay...
> >>
> >>Of course, there is a little polish from.... Corel Paintshop pro, 3
> >>clicks,
> >>all automatic...
> >>
> >>Here is another one:
> >>http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/Buffet.jpg
> >>
> >>Surprising, eh?
> >>
> >>---> it brings me to the main subject of this post: I just happen to
> >>stumble
> >>on this point and shoot camera which is the ideal replacement for the
> >>aging
> >>olympus:
> >>http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a710-review/index.shtml
> >>
> >>Of course it is not a Leica but it seems to do a god job AFAIC. A nice
> >>complement to my R7 and its lenses.
> >>
> >>---> Given the tremendous possibilities of this little Point and shoot,
> >>given to see what a simple old digital camera can do, I believe there is 
>a
> >>market, potentially great, for a body that would have the same function 
>as
> >>the Leica M8 but adapted to the R series.
> >>
> >>The only thing would be the view finder. Well, a EVF would probably do
> >>(although a nice Optical would do better). But a  well designed body,
> >>simple, noisless at 1600 ISO, is probably a winner. Even if it needs ROM
> >>lenses to be amended to give the information for the processing unit.
> >>
> >>I told you, these are digital wanderings, I take the chance to post them
> >>as
> >>the Moderator (David Young) is at Photokina, probably our best 
>Ambassador
> >>for the new R10....
> >>
> >>Regards.
> >>
> >>---------------------------------
> >>Xavier F. BILLE
> >>Maisons-Alfort - France.
> >>
> >>
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