Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Too big. I am used to Pentax Optio SV - just had 2 images publishes along my story in a motorcycling magazine. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon G7 a no-go: Better the Leica D-Lux(but which one??) > Hi Jack, > > I made the switch from analog to digital two years ago. Like many others, > I still shoot the occasional roll of film. I think that if your frame of > reference is Leica M and street photography, then you will not be happy > with any point-and-shoot, especially if you also like to take pictures in > low light. > > Sure, some P&S's are better than others, but all of them feature a tiny > sensor which will result in noisy images at anything over ISO 400, > especially if the manufacturer has crammed 8 or 10 megapixels onto this > tiny sensor. You will also have to deal with shutter lag, the absence of > a viewfinder or a viewfinder that is worse than even that on screw-mount > Leicas, and a whole bunch of other compromises. > > Obviously, the easy option is just to get the M8 now that it is out, but > I understand that you don't have a spare $5K lying around--most of us > don't. But if you want a digital camera that will give you a shooting > experience close to a film camera, then I would suggest one of the > Olympus SLRs. You will not pay much more than you would for a high-end > P&S, and you will be getting much more of a camera than with a P&S in a > size not much bigger than an M6. > > Nathan > > On 7-nov-2006, at 16:09, 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 >> > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information