Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/07

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Subject: [Leica] Compact Camera Conundrum
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu Jun 7 16:39:27 2007



On 6/7/07 12:58 PM, "Dave Mason" <leica@dmason.net> typed:

> Nathan Wajsman <nathan@nathanfoto.com> writes:
> 
>> That was exactly my point. I am sure the Sigma sensor is better than
>> the GRD's, since it is so much bigger. But let's say that I am
>> shooting in a situation where I need to set the GRD at f2.4 and ISO
>> 400 to obtain a handholdable shutter speed. With the Sigma, I would
>> need to set an ISO of 1000 in the same conditions because the lens is
>> 1 1/3 slower. So the relevant question for me is whether the Sigma
>> sensor at 1000 is better than the Ricoh sensor at 400. And that is
>> not guaranteed. And besides, I already have the Ricoh, while the
>> Sigma is vaporware at this point :-)
>> 
>> On 7-jun-2007, at 16:33, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>> 
>>> seems interesting, but why is the lens so darned slow?
> 
> 
> I think this somewhat misses the idea behind a "point and shoot"
> doesn't it? These are not supposed to be professional cameras and its
> pretty amazing how good they have become at their sizes. I carry the
> Panasonic lx1 of which people complain about the noise - I don't find
> it a problem at all because when I want to shoot at higher ISOs I pull
> out a different camera - why worry? Its designed for my pocket and
> quick snaps - it performs both very admirably.
> 
> Dave
> 
I think when Leica came out the Barnack this was in.
A pocketable camera.
Which my IIIF is.

And also a highly serious camera.
Capable of just about everything and anything.
All kinds of amazing glass options.
A shutter make of rare silk.
Precision machined engineering. A classic.
A reason why we're all here.


To, on the Leica list say "we need to look elsewhere for a pocket camera" is
heresy. Or something like that. Something real bad.
And or dumb.

The problem is the M series.
:)





Mark Rabiner
Harlem, NY

markrabiner.com



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