Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So does a digital with the display turned off... :-) Besides, having the display turned off suppresses the urge to "chimp." :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Laurel Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:10 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-) Tina, I'm glad you mentioned this. The display on digital cameras will ruin a shoot every time. I can't tell you how many times I've been mobbed by people wanting to get a look at the display on a digital P&S. And once that happens, you've become the subject. We've had people grabbing at the digicam quite forcefully to get a look, while with an M camera, you slip by almost unnoticed. An M looks pretty uninteresting to most people. - --Jim Laurel > The digital is the quietest of all, but I have to > turn off the screen which attracts even more attention than the SLR > mirror slap. If I sit quietly in the corner with my M7, I'm usually > ignored after > the first couple of hours. > > Tina - -- 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