Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/26

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Subject: [Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Nov 26 05:47:05 2007
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On Nov 26, 2007, at 6:39 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:

> Steve,
>
> I didn't realize the E3 existed until you posted your photos and the  
> 4/3rd question came up. Your dog photos look wonderful. The camera  
> looks like one of Oly's best efforts. But how is the noise  
> performance in the higher ISO's of say 400 to 800 and a severe crop?  
> I'm trying to duplicate the DMR performance (or close) for my long  
> lenses and I need good hi ISO performance, better then the 20D. If  
> the body has focus confirmation with any lens that's a big plus.

I will ...sometime soon I hope...use the E3 with leica R glass and  
high ISO's in the dark...and we'll see about it...

it does have focus confirmation.


What is wrong with the DMR?

Steve


>
>
> Len
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 26, 2007, at 2:48 AM, G Hopkinson wrote:
>>
>>> I was idly considering that 25 or the zoom on an Olympus body for  
>>> those DSLR moments. I think a bit bulky for that particular
>>> mission (for me)though. The Oly's look good. There's a REALLY nice  
>>> new f2.0 14-35 in their range I see. Hey! I just realised was
>>> that the new E3 that Steve was talking about!
>>
>>
>> yup... a dream camera...Steve
>>
>>
>>> I need to rewind a few posts.
>>> Good luck with the Canadian visitors. Are they giving you grief  
>>> about their dollar vs yours that's tied to the USA peso??
>>> Cheers
>>> Geoff
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>>> ] On Behalf Of
>>> Howard Cummer
>>> Sent: Monday, 26 November 2007 19:38
>>> To: lug@leica-users.org
>>> Subject: [Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question
>>>
>>> Hi Geoff,
>>> I am up to my a** with visitors from Canada and have had to shelf my
>>> gear head tendencies for a tour guide hat. Maybe later! :-)
>>> Cheers
>>> Howard
>>>
>>> On 26 Nov 2007, at 12:37 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
>>>
>>>> Message: 18
>>>> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:09:46 +1000
>>>> From: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
>>>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question.
>>>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>>> Message-ID: <001e01c82fd9$cc6b6c60$6401a8c0@asus930>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>>
>>>> Hi Howard, they look fine from these samples. Now since I know you
>>>> love to experiment, when do we see a comparison between the new
>>>> 25 and the Pana zoom at the same focal length!
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Geoff
>>>
>>>
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Replies: Reply from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question)
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Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question)
Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] Leica D lens 4/3rds question)