Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>wrote: > I am dropping the subject as it;s getting heated. No reason to argue > just to prove one is right or wrong. > Excuse me, then why did you bother to type the next few paragraphs? Let me just say that from my own > experience, just in terms of sharpness issues, if used properly, the > E-3 images stand up quite well to the Leica M8. The M8 is sharper, but > not MUCH sharper etc. Edge to edge, the Olympus is one of the best. > Divide by the price, and it's probably the best, price performance > wise. > > And just to reiterate, yes, I print, lots. Big too. > > And yes, I do prefer the Leica for 80% of what I do, because as a > camera system, it fits my style more. The other 20% is because I need > autofocus, zoom, low light (in some conditions), macro, telephoto, > e.g. all the things that Leica rangefinders are not good for. > > Your mileage may vary of course, and if your M8 prints are MUCH > sharper than your E-3 prints, good for you. > > My opinion differs, and we can just leave it as that. > > But Leica DOT is just a company. Its products have flaws, and if > someone were to get upset about me saying the way I see it, well... > not much I can do. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080)