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semmickphoto
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
Posts: 6482
Location: Stuck between a shutter and a hard place
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 7:46 am
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http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/05/10/Leica-announces-M-Monochrom-18MP-Full-Frame-Mono-Rangefinder
Why only B&W?
Is that cheaper? Still cost 6000 euro (7950$)
Is this just a niche?
Dont see the benefit of having no colour option.
| Quote: | The 18 MP image sensor of the M Monochrom is perfectly matched to the unique properties of the Leica M-System and the superior performance of Leica M-Lenses. As the sensor does not ‘see’ colors, every pixel records true luminance values – as a result, it delivers ‘true’ black-and-white images that are significantly sharper than comparable exposures from a camera with a color-sensitive sensor.
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I guess its a quality thing |
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robhainer
Joined: 03 May 2010
Posts: 2743
Location: Dallas, GA, USA
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 8:37 am
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It's a niche for people with money to waste. Also seems like if you had all that cash laying around, you could just go medium or large format film for nice black and white resolution. |
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rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 39182
Location: Contact www.rinderart.com/Books and Workshops www.rindersmithphotography.com Youtube/rinder
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:09 am
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First camera I ever used and learned on was a 4 x 5 Graphic, First camera I owned was a Leica. Nowdays we call them Doctor cameras.LOL |
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iowax2
Joined: 31 May 2010
Posts: 1450
Location: Iowa or at least I think! we got no twin lambs.....
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:10 am
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| rinder99 wrote: | | First camera I ever used and learned on was a 4 x 5 Graphic, First camera I owned was a Leica. Nowdays we call them Doctor cameras.LOL |
lol got mine in the fish tank |
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PaulCowan
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 4181
Location: Evolving
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 1:55 pm
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Got my Crown Graphic and Leica R4S ModP on my shelf next to me, with B&W film loaded and ready to go.
As for this new camera - the smoothness of the image will, no doubt, be beyond compare. It will be its own genre. But the digital cut-off from faint to B&W will be sharper than the film transition... if anybody has a clue what I am talking about. Digital blow-out is still digital blow-out (and no way of clawing it back in RAW, apparently)
Oh, yeah, and I didn't have $8,000 lying around. It was a total of $500 for the pair (I even got two lenses, flash with bulbs, 10 film holders and a case thrown in with the Graphic) |
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