Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently attended a surf photography workshop at Huntington Beach, CA. I shoot portraits all day long, so this was a break from routine. Or so I thought. I wound up shooting portraits anyway. This workshop was sponsored by Canon. They had all the goodies out there for us to sample. The one thing that the rep kept stressing was that one always had to sharpen in Photoshop when using a Canon digital body. This was due to the anti-aliasing filter in front of the sensor. She say couldn't say it enough times. That might be the reason the images look soft initially. Slobodan Dimitrov On Nov 7, 2006, at 7:09 AM, Jack McLain wrote: > Thanks all for the thoughts and suggestions regarding the usability > of the > G7 camera. With the lens being so-so and the other issues that have > been > raised, it's off the list. > > I am suffering real camera purchase angst. I've been a very > traditional > develop-and-print-your-own guy for a long time, and have always glibly > dismissed the digital world off-hand. Now I am paying the price for > studiously ignoring the technology. I pick up one of these digital > point and > shoots and have no clue even how to turn them on (or is the proper > term > "power them up"?). I bought my wife a little Olympus P+S and could > offer her > no advice; very frustrating for someone who considers himself a > "photographer". > > I realize the disdain most serious enthusiasts have for the "what > camera > should I buy" question when posed by the neophyte, but I beg your > indulgence > for an old-fart guy who was shooting a Leica and printing TriX 35 > years ago. > I stand before y'all with head bowed and hat in hand, and hope for > some > photo-wisdom. > > I've been surfing the camera sites, reviews, etc, and am now > leaning heavily > in the direction of the Leica D lux. (I mean it IS a Leica of sorts... > Right?) > > The new D lux 3 model seems to be selling over it's MSRP, even on > eBay. The > comparable Panasonic model, which the Leica is based on, is > available and > for significantly less money. I am not clear on what exactly (other > than a > Photoshop-lite software package), makes the Leica a better choice > between > the two. > > There are several near new or new D Lux 2 models in the ~$400 - > $500 range > on eBay and other venues. Is the D-Lux 2, while "only" sporting 8 Mega > pixels, a good choice at that price point? Is the D Lux 3 so much more > advanced, or a better user (in classic street candid photography) > that the > premium price is a no-brainer? > > > My best regards > Jack > > Jack McLain > http://jackmclain-photography.siteframe.org/ > > In the desert near Maricopa, Arizona > "But It's a Dry Heat!" > > > > > On 11/5/06 10:01 AM, "Will von Dauster" <vondauster@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> Jack, the G7 is a decent point and shoot camera. In my opinion, a >> better choice might be the A640, which is 10 MP, has a better lens in >> my experience, and offers the advantage that it uses AA batteries - >> rechargables are best, of course, but off the shelf ones in an >> emergency. The A series do not allow raw capture, but again in my >> experience do a very good job of internal conversion to jpeg. The >> A640 does not have the optical image stabilization that the G7 has, >> but this may not matter to you. >> >> Having said that I just bought a D-Lux 3 yesterday, and my first few >> snapshots with it are very impressive. Great lens! The 16:9 aspect >> ratio may take a little getting used to, though... >> >> Will von Dauster >> >> On Nov 5, 2006, at 6:47 AM, Jack McLain wrote: >> >>> Can anyone offer opinion or comment on the Canon G7 as far as it's >>> "user >>> friendliness" from the perspective of a Leica M camera user? It >>> kinda >>> "looks" like a camera. >>> >>> Are there other digital cameras that one could consider (other than >>> the M8 >>> or Epson Rd-1 which I just cannot afford right now)? Is the >>> Panasonic, even >>> without a optical viewfinder, a choice to consider? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information