Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 25, 2013, at 6:10 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > I was NEVER pro-Canon. I used Canon when I had to switch to digital for > professional reasons. Leica had nothing digital at the time. I hated > Canon from the first time I used it and I continue to hate it every time I > have to process the files. All of those photos could have been Leica > quality if only Leica had come out with a digital camera. Instead, I'm > left with the chromatic aberrations, distortions, missed focus of using a > DSLR with inferior wide angle lenses. It takes hours more to process a > Canon digital file than a Leica one. > > I still think you get what you pay for and I pay for quality with Leica > that I don't get with cheaper systems, at all. sorry Tina, my error... Steve > > Tina > > > On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Steve Barbour >> >> On May 25, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >> I agree. Just for the record, since I started this thread: so far this >> year, I have shot 1723 pictures (actually, I have shot considerably more, >> but 1723 is what is left in Lightroom after deleting the ones I did not >> think were worth keeping). Of those 1723, the breakdown by camera is: >> >> Leica M8: 612 >> Pentax K5: 404 >> Panasonic GF2: 363 >> Fuji X100: 320 >> iPhone: 13 >> Film: 9 >> Canon 5D: 2 >> >> The Canon is not mine, it is just a couple of pictures of me that my >> friend Lars sent me. >> >> So despite my critical remarks about the behaviour of the Leica company, I >> still use its products more than any of the other brands. I think I am >> fairly typical--Tina may be a Leica-only user, >> >> Tina is showing us a lot of her more mature images from sources uncertain, >> maybe even from her pro-Canon days... >> >> but I have the impression that most of us use more than one camera system. >> I try to pick the right tool for the circumstances. So: >> >> M8 is the base camera, for everyday use >> K5 is for times when I need an SLR (macro, long lens) and for trips where >> I expect bad weather and/or having to shoot a lot in poor light >> GF2 is for cycling >> X100 is for trips when I need to travel ultra-light and for low light >> situations. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On May 26, 2013, at 1:01 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >> >>> No the name should stay. Even though I am using the D4 for DSLR needs >> more & more, I still use the R8DMR when it is more appropriate, and my M8 >> gets daily use. It is unfortunate there is little support for repair of >> the DMR, as mine has a motor issue, but still works just fine with manual >> advance. I will modify the lenses with LEITAX mounts when it dies >> completely. At least I will still be able to my R glass. >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:49:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: RG Lewis and Leica M frustrations >>> >>> So should we change the name of this group or form another one? I'm >> still >>> a Leica User exclusively and probably will be until I die. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >>> gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On May 25, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think Steve has it right. Unless the Mini proves to be a useable >>>> camera at an acceptable price, Leica will have truly and finally >> abandoned >>>> those of us looking for a practical tool in favor of the gifters and >>>> collectors. >>>> >>>> Leica has abandoned the R users, now they sell the M to collectors at a >>>> premium, leaving the M users with promises, panting at the door.... >>>> In reality, many are in the process of moving on, to fine alternatives, >>>> available, and at a fair price. >>>> >>>> s >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information