Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/21

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Subject: [Leica] The slippery slope - "digital"?
From: allen.graves at charter.net (allen.graves@charter.net)
Date: Thu Dec 21 06:35:25 2006

In addition to what Chris has said, the D200 will also meter with nearly all 
manual focus nikon-mount lenses. The D80 doesn't.

Allen


---- Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: 
> All, please bear with me.
> 
> I don't want to be going here, and I feel those who have gone ahead of me
> are more along my line of thinking that others.
> 
> The question - what is the better choice for jumping into digital?
> 
> Canon DSLR vs Nikon DLSR?
> 
> 1.  for Canon - can use Leica lenses, but is the sensor inherently better
> (i.e. usage of IR filter in front of sensor)?
> 2.  for Nikon - if I disregard using Leica glass, better sensor?
> 
> 3.  Leica DMR - too expensive, and I don't own an R9.  
> 
> 4.  M8 - too expensive
> 
> 5.  RD-1 - good enough, but high probability of "out of box" defect (30% as
> far as I can tell)
> 
> I think I won't be going the Leica digital route.
> 
> Can anyone speak to Nikon D200 vs D80?  
> 
> Thanks all for any information that you care to post.
> 
> 
> regards
> Vick
> 
> 
>