Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --------------2EFACF67ACC4449EBC410A4D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > At 12:20 AM 3/30/99 +0200, you wrote: > >All humans are naive inductivists. Some just don't acknowledge it. > > And what is this supposed to mean? That I don't know that I'm basing it on > my experience and not on some long-term, side-by-side "objective" > comparison test of bodies? I don't even live anywhere near a Contax dealer > that stocks them. > > Why would I feel obligated to give a camera a chance when: > > 1: I know it does not serve my purposes for my work. (AF is not > professionally useable for the kind of work I do. No real direct manual > focus. Slow lenses. Sick of beating dead horses). > > 2: I don't like the viewfinder. (Whinny! Whack!) > > 3: I already am heavily invested in another system that more suits my > needs, and I do not have unlimited funds, time or the inclination to play > camera tester instead of making real pictures. (Note: camera testing is a > noble pursuit, and done properly can be a major contribution to the > photographic world. I am not one of those people, for me it would be playing.) > > Is that enough? Or am I missing something on this camera that is so > outrageously great that I could overlook 1, 2 and especially 3. > > I'll answer that. > > No.... > > ....probably. And I'm comfortable with that. > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > You know how to make God laugh? Make a plan. - Anonymous > Eric, you'r 1,2,3 plan made me laugh! lol :-) just kidding, but seriously now: I am one of those that uses both Leica and Contax equipment, and find the lenses pretty much equal (some are better on on side, some are better on the other). I also own the entire G system, and to be frank, I like it more than the M6. I don't own a M6, I have rented them quite a few times. My main leica system is 1 R8, 2 R7s, 2 R3s and a lot of lenses. I do have an M3, but I dont use it. I just wanted to say that the G2 is certainly not a glorified P&S, Contax makes many glorified P&S's. The G system does allow people who are used to it capture some photos, which to others that arent used to the M style, the pics would be lost. I am sure the vice versa occurs too. Now, were I am an expert it comparison is between the R line and the Contax SLR's, there, If anyone is interested, I could do a hell of a comparison. generaly speaking, Contax "blends" technology with tradition better, while Leica uses a diffeent approach, bases more on "traditional" technology. The difference is in the order of the "T" words. Now, I better hide my plan, I wouldn't want God to laugh at me! LOL Regards, Alexander http://www.mediadyne.gr/photos - --------------2EFACF67ACC4449EBC410A4D Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <pre>At 12:20 AM 3/30/99 +0200, you wrote: >All humans are naive inductivists. Some just don't acknowledge it. And what is this supposed to mean? That I don't know that I'm basing it on my experience and not on some long-term, side-by-side "objective" comparison test of bodies? I don't even live anywhere near a Contax dealer that stocks them. Why would I feel obligated to give a camera a chance when: 1: I know it does not serve my purposes for my work. (AF is not professionally useable for the kind of work I do. No real direct manual focus. Slow lenses. Sick of beating dead horses). 2: I don't like the viewfinder. (Whinny! Whack!) 3: I already am heavily invested in another system that more suits my needs, and I do not have unlimited funds, time or the inclination to play camera tester instead of making real pictures. (Note: camera testing is a noble pursuit, and done properly can be a major contribution to the photographic world. I am not one of those people, for me it would be playing.) Is that enough? Or am I missing something on this camera that is so outrageously great that I could overlook 1, 2 and especially 3. I'll answer that. No.... ....probably. And I'm comfortable with that. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO <A HREF="http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch">http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch</A> You know how to make God laugh? Make a plan. - Anonymous</pre> </blockquote> Eric, you'r 1,2,3 plan made me laugh! lol :-) <br>just kidding, but seriously now: <p>I am one of those that uses both Leica and Contax equipment, and find the lenses pretty much equal (some are better on on side, some are better on the other). I also own the entire G system, and to be frank, I like it more than the M6. I don't own a M6, I have rented them quite a few times. My main leica system is 1 R8, 2 R7s, 2 R3s and a lot of lenses. I do have an M3, but I dont use it. I just wanted to say that the G2 is certainly not a glorified P&S, Contax makes many glorified P&S's. The G system does allow people who are used to it capture some photos, which to others that arent used to the M style, the pics would be lost. I am sure the vice versa occurs too. <br>Now, were I am an expert it comparison is between the R line and the Contax SLR's, there, If anyone is interested, I could do a hell of a comparison. <br>generaly speaking, Contax "blends" technology with tradition better, while Leica uses a diffeent approach, bases more on "traditional" technology. The difference is in the order of the "T" words. <p>Now, I better hide my plan, I wouldn't want God to laugh at me! LOL <p>Regards, <br>Alexander <p><A HREF="http://www.mediadyne.gr/photos">http://www.mediadyne.gr/photos</A> <br> <br> </html> - --------------2EFACF67ACC4449EBC410A4D--