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KM-25 · 08/12/07, 08:59 PM

Mmmm....it is not really anything to do with blown highlights really, it is more to the affect of edge detail lost in upper middle to higher contrast scenes, regardless of exposure.

The water blobs are the best example as even though they are quite focused, the finest details fall apart even in areas that are not blown.

I am thinking that the extremely high frequency detail of Leica aspheric glass in bright light is simply too much for this sensor to handle when it comes down to the finest details. That is no slam on the M8 either as I have shot these lenses with Kodak Techpan and have seen just how sharp these lenses really are.

This is with the 50 1.4 & 28 2.0 aspherics by the way...

08/12/07, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
KM-25 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/06 Posts: 458	Re: Best M8 DNG converter? Mmmm....it is not really anything to do with blown highlights really, it is more to the affect of edge detail lost in upper middle to higher contrast scenes, regardless of exposure. The water blobs are the best example as even though they are quite focused, the finest details fall apart even in areas that are not blown. I am thinking that the extremely high frequency detail of Leica aspheric glass in bright light is simply too much for this sensor to handle when it comes down to the finest details. That is no slam on the M8 either as I have shot these lenses with Kodak Techpan and have seen just how sharp these lenses really are. This is with the 50 1.4 & 28 2.0 aspherics by the way... __________________ "Digital is like shaved legs on a man - very smooth and clean but there is something acutely disconcerting about it." http://www.Kodachromeproject.com