Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark- I'm shooting the R9/DMR which has a crop factor- 1.37, Stasys On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:35 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > This is a Leica list. Some think "the" Leica list. > On this list how many of use are shooting with DSLR's? > Most of us. The majority of us by far though quite a few of us of > course are > getting good use out of our M8's. > > Of the vast majority of us who are getting most of our shots with > DSLR's how > many of use are FF's and how many of us are croppers? > > I think must of us on this list are FFers. > I'd love a survey. > or if many of us "weighed in". > > I unfortunately and not for long am shooting at 1.5 crop as I have > been for > years first with a Nikon D100 when it first hit now D200 and D40x - > But not for long. > I got my eye on January 17th for my upgrade date. > I like the idea of a 50mm being my "normal" focal length again. > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:18:35 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Conversation: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >> >> Right now APS-2 and similar 1.5 or close to it crop systems are >> starting to >> be be referred to as "small sensor cameras". This will be the >> preferred >> terminology in a week or so. >> >> In six months you will be hard pressed do find ANYONE >> Doing anything resembling serious work with "small sensor cameras". >> >> LEICA and SERIOUS WORK is/are synonymous or should be. >> >> >> There will be a GAP where there shouldn't be. >> >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Bob W <leica@web-options.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 01:35:45 -0000 >>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >>> >>>> >>>> How can we convince them that the M system is ok without AF? >>>> >>>> What the M system needs is FF not AF. >>>> >>>> Give me FF or give me Death! >>>> >>> >>> I don't think AF, FF or Death! are particularly desirable. What I >>> would >>> prefer is a sensor without the problems, and a return to the size >>> of the >>> early M models (M3 etc). So called FF is largely irrelevant given the >>> resolution of the current sensor, and the availability of reasonably >>> wide >>> lenses. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >