[LRflex] Re: Questions from new DMR owner
- From: Jonathan Lee <jlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:43:55 -0400
Thanks for all the info guys. I got iPhoto shut down and ended up
using CameraRaw because I already had it on my computer and it has a
very simple user interface. Hopefully I will have some images to share
by the end of this week. Early impressions (shot about 50 pics in 2-3
hours this weekend):
1. Image quality is absolutely stunning. I haven't been photographing
any brick walls, but I think that a R9/DMR with a 35 and 50 Summicron
gives much better images than an M6 with 35 ASPH 'lux and 50 'cron (I
use Kodachrome and scan it using a Canon Fs4000 at 3200 dpi). I think
that the R9/DMR images are somewhat better than my 6x6 or 6x7 chromes
(Hasselblad 500C and Mamiya 7 respectively).
2. The color is absolutely amazing. Without doing any PS tweaking, I
think the colour is very Kodachrome like in terms of saturation and
life-likeness. Kodachrome, that is, with latitude and a tonal scale.
3. It's not as ungainly and heavy as it looks. I have largish hands
(size L gloves) and it fits me nicely. My wife (size S gloves) felt
the camera was too big for her (a Minilux is more her style). I think
an R9/DMR too big to be a carry around camera like an M rangefinder,
but overall it handles and balances nicely. Without the DMR, the R9 is
a very very pleasant camera to hold and could be a carry around camera.
While the R9/35 is somewhat heavier that an M6/35, it is much bulkier.
4. The crop factor is a good thing for me. For the past decade or so I
have been using 35 and 50mm lenses almost exclusively. However, I
always felt that the 35 was a bit too wide and the 50 a bit too short.
On the DMR, the crop factor nicely balances this out for me.
Jonathan
On 12-Aug-06, at 6:36 PM, David Young wrote:
> Doug Herr replied:
>
>> the verification feature is the default, I wouldn't turn it off if I
>> knew how to ;-)
>>
>> I've used it with a WinXP computer too, no problems, and it's very
>> quick. I haven't timed it or anything but the first time I used it I
>> was shocked at how quickly it told me it was done.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>
>
> Hi Doug!
>
> Hyper-drive are back-ordered until Aug 21st (that's OK, I'm mostly
> away until the 21st!) and were offering 8 free Sanyo NiMH batteries
> and a car cord if you order now and are willing to wait a
> bit. They're also offering to pay the shipping to Canada including
> the exorbitant fee that UPS normally charges to clear Canuck
> Customs. (I still have to pay the duty, but I expected that!)
>
> So, they twisted my arm and I ordered the 60gb version... enough for
> just over 3100 DMR/DNG files. Should do me for a 4 week stint. After
> all, in Costa Rica, I shot 2,200 in 3 weeks, so that should be about
> right. (My Epson P-2000 has only a 40gb HD, which is great with 8mb
> Canon 20D files, but not so good with the DMR's output.)
>
> Thanks for the 'review'. I'll let you know how I like it... though
> I'm pretty sure I will!
>
> Cheers!
> ---
>
> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
>
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