Neil Gould wrote: >>> On one hand, I fully agree with you that this is not a proper comparison under controlled conditions. On the other, it is easy to see quality differences in the images posted by yourself and others when compared with other brands, even without the ability to directly compare them to shots of the same subject. So, I'd expect a camera that would cost about 20x more than the one I used to shoot the same subjects to produce noticeably better results under *any* conditions... but alas... these are not. <<< I've demonstrated to myself that the DMR is perfectly capable of making horrid photos, I don't post those however ;) We don't know how these SD-1 photos were processed, we don't know how skilled the photographer is at processing raw files (if these were raw to begin with). I agree that with a substantial body of work one can get a feel for the equipment's capabilities without direct comtrolled comparisons, but this isn't a substantial body of work. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/