Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i believe there is still significant differentiation between cameras in the low-light arena, say ASA 800-3200. a lot of the comparison pictures i see are asa 100 at f8 and i agree that in those circumstances most cameras perform pretty similarly. -rei On Dec21 21:20, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Vick, > I think that all makes will give you similar images at a similar price > level > - how the camera feels in your hands is far more important. Go and try > Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus and see which suits you. Look at your > shooting needs and style, and see the lenses available. Look at whether you > need backward compatibility. Do not get emotionally involved with a brand > name, but dispassionately look at the ergonomics and your shooting style - > thats the only way to get the best bang for your buck. I doubt that anyone > can really distinguish the results from similar sensors and similar lenses > - > I know I cant!! > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On 12/21/06, Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > >All, please bear with me. > > > >I don't want to be going here, and I feel those who have gone ahead of me > >are more along my line of thinking that others. > > > >The question - what is the better choice for jumping into digital? > > > >Canon DSLR vs Nikon DLSR? > > > >1. for Canon - can use Leica lenses, but is the sensor inherently better > >(i.e. usage of IR filter in front of sensor)? > >2. for Nikon - if I disregard using Leica glass, better sensor? > > > >3. Leica DMR - too expensive, and I don't own an R9. > > > >4. M8 - too expensive > > > >5. RD-1 - good enough, but high probability of "out of box" defect (30% > >as > >far as I can tell) > > > >I think I won't be going the Leica digital route. > > > >Can anyone speak to Nikon D200 vs D80? > > > >Thanks all for any information that you care to post. > > > > > >regards > >Vick > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey