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Originally Posted by sean_reid
Hi Jamie,
Thanks for the great post. Don't forget that one is never testing just the DR of a camera. The effective DR is going to be determined by the M8 and the specific lens. The macro contrast of a lens can have a large affect on DR which, as you know, I've written quite a bit about. It's actually impossible to compare the effective DR of two cameras unless they use the same lens, othewise, it's the DR of a camera/lens system that one is assessing.
Glad you love the 28/2.8. I still highly recommend it. Am testing 28s right now for a lens article and it is coming up aces.
Cheers,
Sean
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Hi Sean,
A good illustration of that can be seen in the pre-digital cameras. When I was on a assignment for Reuters in Sudan, I carried both Canon cameras & lenses and a M6 with a 28mm 2.8.
When I developed and printed (the nearly same) pictures from both camera's, I found that due to the harsh sunlight, the sky was totaly blown away on the canon, were as the Leica 28mm (without burning in) showed some clouds in the sky. In those days I used a hand lightmeter, so both had same shutter and F stop. Both, if I remember correctly, were loaded with TriX, so the "sensor" were the same.
http://www.leica-camera-user.com/att...udan-sudan.jpg
rgds,
Etienne