Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes you use long fast teles for sports. The sharpest lenses are always in demand. But also the fastest bodies, which the D3x isn't. It's the wrong tool. At 3:40 AM +0100 5/1/09, Philip Clarke wrote: >I have a dlux-4, thank you for the compliment. I'll pass on your words >of wisdom to him and all the agencies toting around the long telephotos, >highest resolution bodies and sharpest lenses, I've already stated the >reasons why the top guys use the top equipment but you'd have to be >amongst them and competing with them to understand. > >Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I'll bet sports photographers, NONE of them use D3x's but use D3s. >> It would be dumb to use D3x's assuming they 'D have the money which they >> wouldn't as they much slower than the D3's and there's not a reason in >> the >> world they'd need that kind of resolution. >> And half of them use D700's. >> The ones using Nikons. >> >> The conspicuous camera consumption thing is an internet geek thing not a >> real photographer thing. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Philip Clarke <nod at bouncing.org> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:42:52 +0100 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] G10 >>> >>> >>> Ask mike ~ but 2 nikon d3x bodies plus a spare D300 or whatever plus he >>> always goes for the sharpest lenses, the full wifi gear >>> >>> d3x in UK = ?4969.99 >>> http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1029746 >>> >>> In the days when we were pros together (I didn't do sports), he'd be >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com