Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/23

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:07:51 -0800
References: <10363428.1264214153729.JavaMail.root@wamui-june.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <78D60420-0720-4CD2-9C76-31ACDF77EE38@frozenlight.eu> <7ac27f4f1001230040g4ccd4a04x3c5dd30902b7bd1e@mail.gmail.com> <1364B936-AA93-44B0-AFE1-64A92B805B40@gmail.com> <7ac27f4f1001231319p2fe0f61q26105ac9b6ca9fd0@mail.gmail.com> <AE45384B-B3E9-4FEA-9E3B-7856B7C7B1C1@gmail.com> <7ac27f4f1001231349x141cabd5sbcde6cb95648e02d@mail.gmail.com> <910C0336-10E8-4BE2-BA07-61D30BDDA0B0@mac.com>

I must have a English comprehension problem.

You do exactly as I do, or I do exactly what you do.

But perhaps my flaw is that I voice an opinion,

that is not popular.


On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:01 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
wrote:
> Me thinks thou protests too much.
>
> Differences exist:
> digital file differences
> lens differences
> sensor differences
> software differences
> ergonomic differences
> and more
>
> not better (necessarily)
> different.
>
> pick up the one you like
> for the task at hand
> and make photographs.
>
> I shoot with 3 different systems
> Leica M8, R8/DMR, Canon 5D.
>
> I use all three for what I consider their best use.
>
> If someone said, "you can only keep one system"
> I'd have a hard time choosing
> yet I think, at this moment, I'd choose the M8
> simply because I choose it to make the photographs
> closest to my heart - most of the time.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Jan 23, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>
>> The assertion is
>> not simply that there is a difference, but the difference is obviously
>> so one sided that the Leica is much better.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>



-- 
// richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
// w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog:
http://rfman.wordpress.com
// book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963


Replies: Reply from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Reply from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Reply from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] A non-scientific comparison of the E3 and M8u)