Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Father. For I have sinned and move into the forefront of technology. Forgive me ...... Now please tell me what is a self-serving simplistic view? You attempt to discredit my e-mail with a strong opening comment yet I am not sure of its reference. After all, wouldn;t you say a LUG group is self serving in itself? Your next comment, "And what percentage of photographers, are photographers that make a living photographing rapidly moving things that can only be caught via AF?" I did not say this, this is a twisting of words on your part in an attempt to get me to retract my statements. Jim, what I am saying is simply that there is a greater degree of moving sports photographs that will be in focus with a good AF system compared with a MF system. AF is faster than anyone's "twist of the wrist!!" Now, if you read this you'll see that I did not say that one can do what the other cannot, simply one has clear advantages over the other. Yes, if Leica made an AF camera, they would have my attention. The real reason I gave up much of the Leica stuff is price versus result. A greater number or results were achieved with less expensive and more modern tools, hence the rationale for upgrading, yes upgrading, to a modern AF SLR. I pick tools based on needs. To me needs is justification and not the other way around. BTW Jim, I still hold dear my MF Medium format cameras. However, when I find an AF 6x6 SLR, its bye bye antiquity. Peter K - -----Original Message----- From: Jim Brick [mailto:jimbrick@photoaccess.com] Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 2:34 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: AF, a FAD? This certainly is a simplistic and self serving view of a very very complex subject. And what percentage of photographers, are photographers that make a living photographing rapidly moving things that can only be caught via AF? Most of the time, people pick tools that fit their operational modes, their methods, their needs and desires. No justification required. Is the reason you don't own any Leica equipment, Peter, because Leica doesn't have AF? Jim At 09:51 AM 5/3/99 -0700, you wrote: >Eric/Mark: > >Face it guys. You are dinosaurs with MF cameras that keep justifying your >using it. If the Leica were so good and there was a REAL competitive edge >to the single digit percetages a leica lens yields over Canon and Nikon, >then all the photogs would be using R8s wouldn't they? But apparently, we >all continue to justify what we own. > >Peter K