[Leica] Camera Choice in the Digital Dawn

[Afterswift at aol.com (Afterswift@aol.com)]

In a message dated 8/12/04 8:27:32 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:

<< I cannot say that there any images I missed by not having the M6 and 
Summilux. I have a 1.4/50mm Canon lens, and a 1.8/24mm on the way, so 
speed is not an issue. All the things I disliked about the Digilux 2 and 
other P&S digicams--shutter lag, electronic viewfinders, too much 
automation--are largely absent from the 10D. It really feels like a 
modern film SLR except that there is no film in it. --Nathan>>
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My D70 strikes me the same way, Nathan: continuity with film. As a number of 
folks here, I use both technologies without any hangups. My favorite 
twosome: 
my D70 and Leica CL. Both running ISO 200. But half the time I'll have Tri-X 
in the CL. When I travel by plane I use an Oly 5050 protected in a 
well-padded 
Soligor shabby square-like plastic-covered fiber case I got in a NY camera 
store discount bin. I'm trying to find a leather craftsman who can duplicate 
it 
with a few improvements. The 5050 diverted me from the Digilux. So I passed 
on 
the Leica prosumers. 

But I don't think the D70 will derail my intention of getting the M 
full-frame digital when it finally comes out. If Leica gets too pricey with 
the Digital 
M, that might keep me true to the D70. Not a bad compromise. I wonder 
whether 
the Leica DM would have a B&W mode.... like the 5050 and a fulltime LCD 
viewer. That's probably not possible with a focal plane shutter, as is the 
case 
with the D70. 
So it's back to PS for monochrome. 

Bob