Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok you win a magnum guy. But I did see this: Majoli acknowledges that most of his photojournalist colleagues think he's crazy -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:07:04 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)... > > This guy did, but with an Olympus P&S. I don't know about the Magnum part. > > http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844 > > Jeffery > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Richard Man wrote: > >> I don't see them shooting for Magnum going into the war zone of >> Afghanistan. >> >> >> "In my twenty years long career I've always shot with Olympus cameras." So >> the guy couldn't afford a Leica and bought an OM-1 and stuck with it. Now >> it's full frame 24x36. Full frame, as in fill to the edge. Not the finger >> nail 2x crop. Like Crop Circles. You need high ISO to shoot when the >> aliens >> beam the cows up, which I just had a hamburger last Thursday, a Holstein >> cow, that's what I call full frame. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Woo Hoo! Ask and you shall receive! >>> >>> http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_top_photographers.htm >>> >>> >>> On Sep 14, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> I agree. >>>> And imagine I meant the E system not number specific. >>>> >>>> Mouth watering looking stuff; if not or the quirkily small format. >>>> Pro's and serious photogs have their eyes squarely on the 1x crop circle >>> if >>>> not larger for main system enclosures. >>>> >>>> -------------------- >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> Photography >>>> mark at rabinergroup.com >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:25:10 -0500 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)... >>>>> >>>>> Well, The E-5 was just announced, so nobody uses it yet. The specs seem >>>>> remarkably similar to earlier models, so unless it is the king of >>>>> low-noise/high ISO, I don't see anyone switching TO it. The top of the >>> line >>>>> Olympus lenses are good, and there are enough MP and resolution for pro >>> use, >>>>> but it would be tough to draw any pro who is already using Canon or >>> Nikon. >>>>> >>>>> Jeffery >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 14, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Is there a list somewhere of Pro's using the 4/3's E5? Or 4/3's >>> anything? >>>>>> Became it will be hard for them to "Bail" if they're not using the >>> system in >>>>>> the first place. >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------- >>>>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>>>> Photography >>>>>> mark at rabinergroup.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >>>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:52:54 -0700 >>>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Well, it is clear that the E-5 is to satisfy current E owners who >>>>>>> want >>> to >>>>>>> stay or move up. I suspect a lot of the PRO users may bail though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As an owner of the E-3 with two killer lens (the 12-60 and the >>> 35-100/2), I >>>>>>> need to think about this. I use the E-3 for event work and it does >>>>>>> the >>> job >>>>>>> quite well. 10MP is not limiting for me there. So if the E-5 gives >>> better >>>>>>> ISO and movie, I can probably sell the E-3 body for $600 and get the >>> E-5 for >>>>>>> an additional $1000 and I can stay with the system for a little while >>>>>>> longer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>>>>>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Philippe, >>>>>>>> Don't you think this is more interesting? Seems a good deal at the >>>>>>>> 1K >>> price >>>>>>>> point for a body. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://nikonrumors.com/2010/09/06/recap-3.aspx >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM, philippe.amard < >>> philippe.amard at sfr.fr >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> FYI >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> http://www.43rumors.com/first-two-olympus-e-5-commercials-thanks-noisycamer >>>>>>>> a/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ph >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>> information >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>>>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>>>>>> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>>>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >>> previous >>>>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >> replies in your msgs. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information