Bill Pierce
Well-known
With the holiday season approaching, I wonder what photographic gifts we would give ourselves? More talent and better subjects, I would expect. But I don’t know if even Santa can come up with those; so, in the holiday spirit of self-giving I’m just going for gear. Of course, there is the traditional search for the perfect gadget bag, but, sadly, what we keep putting in the bag changes demanding a change in what we consider perfect. Where the industry has failed, perhaps Santa can succeed in fulfilling our fantasies. I think what I would like is a monochrome/black & white digital camera that is less expensive than the Leica Monochrome, a set of Leica lenses and a back up body. I have been impressed with large prints from the Leica. I know several other manufacturers considered b&w versions of their cameras but felt that the marketplace for such cameras just wasn’t worth there. In general, mono sensors produce an image quality that you would expect from a sensor with twice as many pixels. Perhaps today’s mega megapixel color sensors are more than sufficient even when converted to black-and-white. But, there are rumors there is more to image quality than pixel count. I sure wish Santa would leave something in my stocking that would let me find out.
Since Santa can do things that manufacturers can’t, I would love to hear what you would like him to put in your stocking.
Since Santa can do things that manufacturers can’t, I would love to hear what you would like him to put in your stocking.
