Leica A little Pixii Dust sprinkled on the Leica Forum

[MountainMan79]

Shot at either f/4.0, most likely, or f/5.6. What pieces of gunk?

They’re very faint, but these are the three I noticed. At those apertures, it may be dust right on the sensor and not the lens. Worth a look!

 

[boojum]

Well, that is a startling catch on your part and required some real sleuthing. I will check the sensor and the lens.

Now, to the subject of the post, how do you think the Pixii resolves compared to the X2D?

 

[MountainMan79]

Well, that is a startling catch on your part and required some real sleuthing. I will check the sensor and the lens.

Now, to the subject of the post, how do you think the Pixii resolves compared to the X2D?

I think it’s difficult to stack just about anything up to the sensor in the X2D and call it a fair fight. However, I think the PIXII looks pretty nice. I feel like the colors are better looking since they sent it back to you for some reason.

 

[boojum]

I think it’s difficult to stack just about anything up to the sensor in the X2D and call it a fair fight. However, I think the PIXII looks pretty nice. I feel like the colors are better looking since they sent it back to you for some reason.

That is an interesting observation as I was unaware of any upgrades to the Pixii color engine. The factory upgrade was for an upgrade to the 64bit chip. I have seen no chatter over at the Pixii group on FB about color changes or at any other place. I'll keep an eye peeled.

Jim Chung did the Pixii - Phase One B&W comparison and the Pixii impressed even him. And it was a pure test of resolution, not color even though there were color comparisons. Pixii Camera – true monochrome performance with a Bayer layer?

I have not had enough sunshine here to get a really good outside test of color but I am ever hopeful that we will get sunshine and maybe even warm weather, if my expectations are not too high.

 

[boojum]

OK, I had to break out today. I made a run around the harbor and took some more photos of the Iona. The owner just bought it and is ready to get it fitted out and shipshape, sail across the Columbia Bar and do a circumnavigation. It's a pretty boat. Here she is in the late afternoon light which I am facing into, Canon 28mm LTM f/2.8, f/5.6, ISO 320, EC -0.5, AWB, color profile Standard, JPG SOOC.

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[boojum]

I think it’s difficult to stack just about anything up to the sensor in the X2D and call it a fair fight. However, I think the PIXII looks pretty nice. I feel like the colors are better looking since they sent it back to you for some reason.

Also, the firmware on mine was screwed up - I did it - so it came back clean and acting as M. Pixii should. I really like the color and do think it more like the X2D than the Leicas. And here is a little propaganda from a reviewer on YT. He has come to love it as have I and he lists the reasons as to why this is a superior camera.