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Re: Leica M9 review in this weeks AP mag (UK)
The DMR was outperformed by the M8, and the M8 was outperformed by the 5D, in image detail. The reason people still cling to the romantic notion that AA filters spoil images is that they haven\'t tested properly. They zoom to 100%, see sharper pixels, and think it\'s the second coming.
The 5D clearly outresolves the M8 in all fair tests I have seen, which shows that the absence of AA filter doesn\'t even make up for 2.8 Mpixels in that case. The advantages of not having an AA filter are all about intra-pixel sharpness and have little to do with actual resolution. As such they are largely overcome by a simple USM filter.
The disadvantages of removing the AA filter are very plain to see: moire all over the image wherever there are sharply resolved edges. Moire hurts detail just as much as an AA filter, and that\'s why SoNiKanon build AA filters into all their products. The notion that Leica knows how to engineer this stuff better is a joke. They are playing catch up in the digital field, and have not been able to invest anything like as much into research as SoNiKanon have. Just as with the DMR/1Ds and M8/5D, don\'t accept the hype about the M9\'s far higher levels of detail. Put a Zeiss 21 on a 5D2 or a 14-24 on a D3x and you will see results about as good or better than can be achieved on the M9. Beware of adolescent fancies about red dot products.
This is of course my opinion, based on previous experience and the data that I have seen.
Oct 17, 2009 at 02:01 PM
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