Leica M9+50 Lux ASPH v. Medium Format (Round one Fight!!)

[artspraken]

THIS ARTICLE compares Medium Format (40 Megapixel) with Leica M9 + 50 Summilux ASPH

M9 with 50 Lux ASPH is serious business! The analysis says M9+50luxASPH gives 95% of medium format at 300dpi

Some quotes below to increase M9 and 50 lux ASPH stock value. tee hee hee. 50 lux is really the 'perfect lens'

Perhaps the other most striking outcomes of these comparisons are the excellence of the Leica M9 images and the comparative weakness of the Canon 1DsMkIII images.

Will anyone flame me if I say the Leica is near perfect? You see, it kind of is. Put a 50mm Summilux ASPH on an M9 on a tripod, focus carefully, and oh-my-gawd. Aperture is largely irrelevant beyond depth of field.
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The real surprise, however, was the Leica print. At this size, at 300 dpi, we are just outside the M9’s native resolution. Even on close inspection, the Leica achieves upwards of 95% of the quality of the MFSLRs. Make no mistake, the Leica will fall steadily behind as enlargements increase. I have found that 24x30 inch prints look nice off the Leica, but are definitely showing the strain of serious enlargement, whereas the P40+ and 645D won’t break a sweat at this magnification.

 

[raytoei]

excellent article. of course, it is very interesting to read the evaluator trying to justify why the Canon 1Ds MkIII wasn't so sucky in real world application....

 

[sabrewolf]

As mentioned at the other forum discussion. The lens on the canon is a zoom lens.. while the leica and hassy is using a prime.

 

[hacknet]

I dont want to be a wet blanket but the reason people buy certain cameras is for its application. in this respect, the leica is a hard pill to swallow especially when pushed to shoot more technical areas in photography like product or food, something the medium format bodies excel in.

i think its quite shallow to strip certain excerpts from the article to forward this grand scheme that the m9 and the 50 lux will lord over all the professional cameras in the world.

 

[artspraken]

no really. I have a grand scheme that M9 + 50 Lux ASPH does lord over all professional cameras in the world.

 

[raytoei]

+1 Artspraken.... i am not impartial ....

 

[vicpeh]

+2 and I wonder how many naysayers have actually shot using this combo......:dunno: