more fun with the DMR

[Allen Herbert]

It would seem that folks are talking at cross purposes.Different tax breaks in different countries.<div></div>

[Allen Herbert]

Some more Fuji photos for Travis....<div></div>

[Allen Herbert]

Lets go for extreme lighting and chuck some snow in for the fun of it to spice it up.....<div></div>

[Allen Herbert]

There, Douglas, and i should be given free gear and a large cheque each as we have demonstrated the potential of these two cams far more than the soft highly paid boys/girls running their marketing department..

 

There�s a thought;)

[Allen Herbert]

Finally a sort of absract photo for my my mate Trevor Hair.....<div></div>

[terry_rory]

Thanks Allen.

[geoffrey goldberg]

Ah the struggles of the net. People with strong feelings, people who'd rather be right than

do their homework. Here's my .02 worth:

 

Bought a Canon 20D about a year ago, amazed with it. Speedy, quick capable, but to my

medium format eyes, just not there. The images worked great for sophisticated snapshots,

but for fine art shots, wasn't getting it. Tried the Contax lens solution, but with the manual

aperture setting, it was OK, but pretty slow. Felt a bit cludgy.

 

After checking out the DMR, decided (based on the careful homework of Guy, Chuck Jones

and others) to take the plunge. Here are some findings:

 

- the color range is amazing. It truly is. I can get color prints (13x19) with more range on

them than ever saw before out of a digital camera this side of MF back.

 

- the ease of use is great compared to the Canon. Just falls to hand

 

- the lens quality is also fine

 

I had to send the camera back to Leica to get some back:lens focussing re-calibrated, so

these aren't just "plug and play", pick'em up at Costco cameras. But they are fine pieces of

machinery.

 

The biggest complaint I have is that I still like to shoot through a piece of glass, like a MF

Rollei, and compose on the glass. 35mm viewing is awkward for me, as is the format of

the image (close to 35 mm slide). I've been shooting square format for 10 years, and find

it hard to get serious shots with 1.5:1. No big theory there, just personal preference.

 

But the quality of the Leica image is unquestioned. It really is a junior version of a medium

format back, for about 1/2 that cost.

 

The Canon stays around, and is used for quick shots, or for documenting stuff, where the

Autofocus helps and you don't need superb image rendering. Its easy, fast, and works. The

Leica is (for me) for art work. Another kettle of fish.

 

Geoff<div></div>

[doug herr]

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[sk_szekiat]

Nice shots on the birds doug. From a fellow birder though, do you not sometimes wish you

had AF for those action shots? I've never quite understood how a birder can chose not to

embrace AF but u seem to have been able to cope quite well.

[arthuryeo]

Why are all of you so shy about posting yor images in your photo.net account. It's not going to kill you, is it? :)

 

I would urge you DMR users to post your images in your photo.net account so that others who are contemplating on purchasing the DMR can go there to look at the samples whenever they need to. And, please post them BIG.

Yes, yes, yes ... the 72dpi web images are poor representations of what the DMR can do, but don't you think it' better than NOTHING?

 

 

Thanks!

[felix_erazo]

Douglas, What Awsome images!!!! One can actualy count the feathered layers on this birds.

 

So Without reading this long posting. Have you switched completly to digital?

Again, WOW!

[doug herr]

Felix, I haven't switched completely to digital but for highly kinetic subjects, particularly in poor light, I'll be using the DMR much more than the film cameras. The image quality with the DMR at higher ISO is much better than my high-speed film, Provia 400F and because of the crop factor for a comparable angle of view on a film camera I'd often use either a longer (slower) lens or the 1.4x extender, so when using the DMR I'll have a 1-stop advantage over 400F. The SL's exceptional viewfinder makes it the preferred camera for many subjects so at least for these situations I'll use film.

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<B>Yellow-rumped Warbler</B>, male - Sacramento County California<BR>

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[Allen Herbert]

the 72dpi web images are poor representations .....but better than nothing.<div></div>