RE: [Leica] OT, B.D. I got it. D100

["Sam Krneta" <skrneta@mindspring.com>]

Thomas,

As you well know there is nothing quite like the Leica "shooting
experience", although shooting my F5 is enjoyable I don't think it's
quite as subject involved as the M6. The D100 is no different than the
F5. I had the time, sort of, to shoot quite a few photos with the D100,
I mean lots. Funny how sloppy you get when burning film isn't a
consideration, and with the microdrive burning film isn't anywhere near
a consideration. When I turned the D100 on after installing the
microdrive I was amazed, 318 available shots. 

Yesterday being the first day playing with the new toy I was very sloppy
and shooting wildly. I went to a fireworks display last night and shot
upwards of 200 photos, it's just too easy. One thing that impressed me
is that the 200 shots didn't affect the battery at all, it still read
full on the indicator. Although past experience tells me that the
indicators are not as accurate as I would like. Normally it's either at
100% or 0, I'll have to see if the D100 acts the same way. If it
doesn't, then that is truly amazing, over 200 shots on a charge.

In continuous shooting mode I was able to squeeze off ten shots before
the camera needed a break, don't know if that was the end of the buffer
capacity or the need of the microdrive to catch up. Still, 10 shots is
pretty impressive when you consider that there is very little lag. 

The resolution is truly amazing; the shots taken with higher end Nikon
glass were unbelievable. I printed a test sheet of 5X7's on the Olympus
P400 and put a loupe to it and was amazed. One of the pictures was of
the back of the house which is heavy with my wife's garden. The detail
was stunning, color rendition was spot on. I did see some color
variation in a few of the shot and am not really sure what caused this
as I didn't change position much.

I took a few shots with the onboard flash and am not impressed, although
I didn't spend much time working with the flash settings. I've never
been a fan of Nikon on board flash. I'll have to wait and see what the
battery life is like using the flash. 

All in all I am pretty impressed with the camera. Do I like shooting it
better than the M6? No, the M6 pretty much sent my F5 into hibernation,
I think I will use the D100 much more than I did the F5 just for its
ease of use. The major drawback to this camera is the heavy Nikon glass;
it's easier to carry an M6 with three lenses than the F5 and one lens.
I'm thankful that I'm fortunate to be able to have all three.

Sam Krneta


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Thomas
Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 9:49 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] OT, B.D. I got it. D100

Sam,

This mostly lurking Leica user would like to hear more as you put the
D100
through it's trials, sort of like the long-term follow up reports in
auto
mags.  Comparisons to how it changes/affects your shooting compared to
your
Leica would be cool, too.

I use my M6 almost every day as a wander the streets suring my lunch
hour
and after word to miss the commute traffic.  However, on the weekends, I
surf and the camera that gets the most use is an F4s.  I really need
autofocus and at least 400mm for surfing pics.  Since I've already got
an
assortment of decent Nikkor glass, I'll likely replace the F4s with a
Nikon
digital SLR in the mid-term future and would like to hear user reports
rather than magazine fluff.  Especially from someone with a with which
to
Leica to compare it.

Regards,

Thomas

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sam Krneta
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 5:07 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] OT, B.D. I got it. D100


Mark,

Speak for yourself "we leica users". This topic has been discussed
before. Many times. Get off your holier than thou leica pulpit. The
reason I asked the question here is that I value the brainpower that
resides on this list. Next time don't read OT posts if they bother you.
As a matter of fact, don't read any of my posts, as I don't particularly
care to interact with you.

Have a nice day.

Sam Krneta

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