Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Thanks for bringing the subject back to where I started. OF COURSE I would love the M9 but the price simply puts it out of the scene. I have a great Nikon system which I know and love, but my G11 can now take me back to the convenience of the M series, with pretty good control over what I am shooting at a sensible price that I can afford. Case closed! Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS +44 (0)23 8046 3076 (Office) +44 (0)797 287 7932 (Mobile) Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.gerrywalden.wordpress.com On 31 Jul 2010, at 20:54, Richard Man wrote: > Except that Gerry and the many others have made it clear that price and > camera size are a concern. It is easy to say bigger is better, but > sometimes > Leica is just not in the card. Gerry clearly says he can afford ~$600. > Unless someone is giving Gerry money to buy the better camera, then yes, > Nathan is right, the answer gets tiring. If anyone is in that generous > mood, > I'd like a newer car to replace my 20 years old Camry. A 2000 Camry would > do > nicely. Thank you. :-) > > If someone wants to justify buying a M9 vs. I don't know, Nikon D300, and > can afford to do so, then the answer makes sense. If the price is a > non-starter, then it doesn't matter at all. > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> I agree. >> >> Tina >> >> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> i don't think mark is so much a naysayer, as the voice in the wilderness >>> who points out that in the digital world today, there's a performance >> gap >>> between system cameras and P&Ss. he attributes much of this to sensor >> size >>> differences. i tend to agree with him. >>> >>> -rei >>> >>> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Gerry Walden LRPS +44 (0)23 8046 3076 (Office) +44 (0)797 287 7932 (Mobile) Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.gerrywalden.wordpress.com