Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what happened to those EOS' that that didn't have a flapping mirror? And thus where darned silent? Tim A - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good? > Not to argue, George - But while the EOSIII is a wonderful camera, it is > a noisy bear. I ended up getting the Nikon F100 because it is > considerably quieter. The EOS III features what I would call the Canon > Whine...which is not a vintage anyone wants who is trying to be > unobtrusive.... > > B. D. > > George Day wrote: > > > The EOS-3 is a great value. Fast as hell AF, tough, weather-proofed body, > > etc. The V is the way to go for pro sports people, but the 3 should take > > care of everyone else. Wonderful device. And, yes, very quiet. > > > > on 11/30/01 12:16 PM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > > > > > >>BTW - The much lower-end EOS bodies - such as the new EOS Elan 7, > >>certainly don't have anywhere near the features of the EOS 1v, and > >>they're on the flimsy side, but they are damn near close to as quiet as > >>an M...astoundingly quiet.... > >> > >>George Day wrote: > >> > >> > >>>That's a dead-on assessment. > >>> > >>>on 11/30/01 11:37 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>A while back there was, in fact, a column at the Digital Journalist > >>>>website arguing that the Leica M and the Canon EOS were the ideal > >>>>photojournalist combo - the M for use with wide angles and use in > >>>>situations where near silence is required, the EOS for use with longer > >>>>lenses, flash, and for getting in really close - where the Leica lenses > >>>>won't focus. > >>>> > >>>>B. D. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>John David Emmett wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>National Geographic, of course. > >>>>> > >>>>>Great photos. A few quotes in the back by photogs. Even some Leicas here > >>>>>and there. > >>>>> > >>>>>I just read the newest NPPA news photographer and thought that I'd > >>>>>mention that John Lowenstein, magazine photog of the year, is pictured > >>>>>with a Leica (and a Canon Eos with 70-200 slung over his shoulder.) > >>>>> > >>>>>That's the second pro I've seen like that in a week. There was a post > >>>>>about Frank Johnston's marine photo in Vietnam. A new photo shows > >>>>>Johnston with a Leica to his eye and a Canon Eos with 70-200 slung over > >>>>>his shoulder. > >>>>> > >>>>>Mark Rabiner is probably pissing his Wheeties as we speak. > >>>>> > >>>>>-- > >>>>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >>>> > >>>> > >>>-- > >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html