Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same here. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:44:28 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting what you pay for, Leica vs Zeiss, etc I leave the Leica color balance at daylight all the time shooting Raw, and set the color in Lightroom. It takes about a second to do, and I really like the color that results. On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 9:32 AM, dnygr <dnygr at cshore.com> wrote: > This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client > to see the original version.\r\n\r\nThis post concerns the discussion about > Leica vs Zeiss, German vs Japanese. > > Disclosure: I am a dedicated Leica uses. I use it 98% of the time. I love > the quality of Leica glass. > > I do a lot of photography in poor light. Here is where I start to have a > problem with Leica. Not with the lenses. > The problem is not the quality of the lenses. They perform well. > > It's the Leica sensor. I find the colors are a problem. They are off. I > used a Canon 5D I found its color in those situations > to be better. I still prefer the Leica however. The size of the Canon > annoys me. The large "L" pro lenses annoy me. > > A friend suggested I use the simple 2.0 Canon lens. Compared to the L and > Leica lenses it was a cheap purpose. The thing works > darn well. It isn't bulky and the colors in the dark remain good. > > I may try using Aperture instead of Photoshop with the Leica. That may > solve some of the color problems. > > But having shot with the Canon, I feel I got a lot for my money with the > 35 and still have a lot of change in my pocket. > I feel the Leica is less bulky to use. I don't like the mirror delay of > the Canon. I like Leica lens quality--the three dimensionality. > The Canon however gives me more than I would suspect I'd get for $300. > > Cheers--Doug > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information