Leica Announces M-Monochrom samples

wow very cool! i wonder why monochrom though, unless i am behind in time?

marketing lol. It does shoot B&W in 16bit though which is awesome.

J_TULLAR wrote in post #14414702
marketing lol. It does shoot B&W in 16bit though which is awesome.

Sadly, I don't understand the importance of this, however, I am certain it is very cool, as Leica is history! It has been good enough for many, and Leica remains plenty enough regardless!

Gojira1976 wrote in post #14414479
wow very cool! i wonder why monochrom though, unless i am behind in time?

Individual pixels on the sensor can only see in one color. So you have this array of red, green and blue sensitive pixels on the sensor and in order to convert that raw sensor data into an image there is a bunch of software interpolation that has to go on.

With a monochrome sensor you don't have any of that going on. Each pixel on the sensor corresponds to a pixel in the final image. The result should be monochrome images that are very, very sharp. Or maybe the better way to say it is monochrome images that are very, very accurate.

krb wrote in post #14416177
Individual pixels on the sensor can only see in one color. So you have this array of red, green and blue sensitive pixels on the sensor and in order to convert that raw sensor data into an image there is a bunch of software interpolation that has to go on.

With a monochrome sensor you don't have any of that going on. Each pixel on the sensor corresponds to a pixel in the final image. The result should be monochrome images that are very, very sharp. Or maybe the better way to say it is monochrome images that are very, very accurate.

Cool! Despite my fried learned brain, I thank you for the brief intelligence report! The idea seems to be a way to bring us back to the beginning of fine photography, yet, with advanced technology enabling us to again have no bounds! I wonder if a new Cartier-Bresson will emerge? I'm sure I am far off on this thought, but, the ability has stayed, yet the format has evolved!

whoaa--ohhhh, holy over the image size limit, batman :P

woos wrote in post #14416236
whoaa--ohhhh, holy over the image size limit, batman :P

How sad, since this is the best way to enjoy such an image! Could any exceptions be had just once?

the images shot inside with that camera are very nice

rick_reno wrote in post #14416397
the images shot inside with that camera are very nice

Yeah nice pics for sure. I want some of those friendly cormorants, the ones around here are skittish.

Gojira1976 wrote in post #14416256
How sad, since this is the best way to enjoy such an image! Could any exceptions be had just once?

If I were using my phone to view this thread then I would be cursing the OP for making the thread so difficult to read. Hyperlinks to the large images is the correct (and polite) way of handling this situation.

krb wrote in post #14416556
If I were using my phone to view this thread then I would be cursing the OP for making the thread so difficult to read. Hyperlinks to the large images is the correct (and polite) way of handling this situation.

yup

Mod's Note: The 2nd images surpasses our 1024x1024 limit. I linked it. Please stay within the limits.

Sweet.. But i feel that in 2012, burning 8000$ for a colorblind camera is wee bit over the top.

I guess there is someone who will find a use for it

I'd buy it if I had a spare $8000 lying around with nothing better to use it for.

But I don't.