Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you're one thing you're consistent with your short succinct personal attacks with no attempt to address a specific argument. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:37:02 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] More new Fuji X100 info > > Tiresome, really. > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Feb 10, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The value perception of cropped camera systems is going to plummet solidly >> in a very few years if not sooner. If you want a return on your investment >> you might not get it like you'd expect to with much gear you get now. >> If you got an M8 which you can get now I think for quite cheap despite >> all >> the problems involved with it all the glass you accumulated for that >> camera >> would then be usable on the M9 or any full frame camera Leica comes up >> with. >> I'd go that route then. >> I'm not seeing teachers in schools telling their students to get a Fuji >> X100. They'd be telling them to invest in a system which can be upgraded >> seriously. The Fuji X100 for its existence (I give it four years) will be >> a >> play toy for people with available cash who like to buy and sell photo >> gear. >> It won't be used much by people taking a potentially serious interest in >> street or any other kind of photography. Its a here today gone tomorrow >> special. Yes very retro. The lack of distance scales on the lenses could >> be >> thought of as a dead give away. As is looking at examples of 4000 across >> pixel images which measure 2 inches across your computer monitor and cant >> be >> viewed larger. >> It's an emperors new clothes camera system. We all know deep inside its a >> waste of our time and resources. Its not about photography It's about >> playing with new toys. >> >> When we started out decades back with an M2 or a Nikkormat the film it >> shot >> was still 36mm's across just like all the big boy cameras and all the >> glass >> we got could be used on our later big boy bodies. >> Its good to have later bodies in mind. >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> >> >>> From: Quan Tran <quantran101 at gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:28:02 -0800 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] More new Fuji X100 info >>> >>> I have been following this camera on and off. Still wonder how one would >>> do >>> zone focusing without the distance scale on the lens? I want to learn to >>> do street photography, but could not afford a M9 and 35mm lux. I wonder >>> if >>> this camera could be good for beginner street photography? >>> >>> Anyone wants to offer advise? >>> -Q. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:25 PM, John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.finepix-x100.com/gallery/images?utm_source=email&utm_medium=emai >>>> l& >>>> utm_campaign=feb >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.finepix-x100.com/story/mechanical?utm_source=email&utm_medium=em >>>> ai >>>> l&utm_campaign=feb >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.finepix-x100.com/whats-new/press-release?utm_source=email&utm_me >>>> di >>>> um=email&utm_campaign=feb >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Quan Tran. >>> blog: http://1lens.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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