[Leica] Advice wanted for carry camera.

[passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro)]

Larry
I think there is only one line of point and shoot cameras that fits the bill
you're putting forward: superb quality images (indeed shoots in raw);
pocketable; with viewfinder. It's the Canon PowerShot G11. Previous
generations G9 and G10 also just as good and can be found used.

Read about it and gaze upon it here.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/643177-REG/Canon_3632B001_PowerShot_G11_Digital_Camera.html

and here:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong11/

I believe dpreview said they liked the resolution better on the G10. They
are comprehensive and a bit nitpicky but very reliable I find.

Anyone one of the Canon G-series is the way to go I think. Several pro
photographers I know who do all their professional work in medium format use
the Canon G's as their carry around cameras which is where I learned of them
and used them.

Good luck. This is the one I'm sure.

Vince



On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> My wife calls me an adventitious photographer. She says I don't compose, I
> just shoot.
>
>
> For the last 50 years I've carried a camera with me most of the time and
> react almost instantly to a photo op. The camera has to be pocket sized so
> that it won't interfere with whatever else I am doing. For years it was an
> old Leica IIIc with a 35 mm f2.8 Canon lens or a 50 mm Elmar that could fit
> into the side pocket of a windbreaker. When I traveled it was usually a
> Rollei 35 in a small belt holster. I even carried a Minox when I wore a
> suit
> and tie. True, I owned bigger and more professional equipment which I used
> when I had to take serious pictures but they were usually too bulky to
> carry
> everyday. But for a variety of reasons I gave up my wet darkroom and my
> film
> cameras became too inconvenient to use. Now I carry a wafer thin Canon
> SD1200IS. It has a 10 MP sensor and is smaller and lighter than any of the
> others (except the Minox).
>
>
> The big problem is that when I post pictures to the LUG, I can see obvious
> quality differences between my pocket cameras and the M8 and M9 Leicas and
> DSLRs that most Luggers use. What I would like is suggestions for a carry
> digital camera that will close the gap. I don't expect M9 quality but I
> don't want to be embarrassed either. My criteria are the the camera has to
> be smaller and much lighter than a Barnack Leica and have an optical
> viewfinder. The optical finder is necessary because I wear bifocals and
> have
> to bob my head up and down like a pigeon when using a LCD camera screen.
> I'm
> not sure if any of the new 4/3 cameras will fill the bill but I'm not
> opposed to the format. I own an Olympus DSLR and I find it more than
> adequate. The problem is that I live more than 50 miles from any large
> camera store and I don't get to see and handle any of the newer compact
> cameras.
>
>
> Can any Lugger offer suggestions for a good carry camera?
>
>
> Larry Z
>
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