Re: [Leica] It's better than leica glass! And so cheap!

["David W. Almy" <dalmy@comcast.net>]

Kyle,

No, not "any." Imaging formats are not always interchangeable. You cannot
use an 8x10 Sinar P to shoot the play action of a football game, just as you
cannot use a Yashica 124 to shoot what you might find in available darkness
with an M7 and a 35/1.4 or Noct, or an R9 with a 400 or the 19 or 15. Of
course, you can interchange formats for some circumstances, but not all. Use
what's best for the job.

David W. Almy
Annapolis

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:16 AM
Subject: [Leica] It's better than leica glass! And so cheap!


> > I'm imagining my R series lenses
> > to be better than
> > Minolta or Nikon or Canon?
>
> If you're dying for prints that shame your next door neighbors Nikon
shots,
> go spend $150 and buy a yashica 124 TLR. It blows ANY leica shot out of
the
> water in terms of sharpness and enlargeability. I've got one, it kicks
butt.
> But as for one companie's pro lenses being better than anothers, I haven't
> seen it. Nobody was able to correctly pick the leica shots from the nikon
> digital shots from the series of 30x40 enlargements at my last show, leica
> shooters included, everybody had their favorites, but nobody was right.
>
> There'd been some talk before, and I think this is a fantastic idea, of
> mailing around an envelope of prints made by various luggers to the best
of
> their ability and taken with whatever glass/cameras they care to and
having
> people try and figure out what was taken with which. I'd be happy to
> participate if someone wants to put it together.
>
> Kc
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