Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/23

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

Subject: [Leica] D700
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 20:56:57 -0400
References: <AANLkTi==1DyE_UJcz1K8wBbVYeKc6J2hnxoNLym_Jqmf@mail.gmail.com> <C8E7DCF0.567F%mark@rabinergroup.com> <AANLkTimjS2d218X6uV83jE4+JZyPWfizocV8dHgKKcFV@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTi=e1PgkHToFfGhOdCSGcBgxN2_5gZtFkqGuOVHh@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimUS4K=naRQJVi_2aCqRgApVNQ=BVEpbZ_-6OoC@mail.gmail.com> <7df9b9cd519acc1476b3b248b75f8f1b.squirrel@emailmg.globat.com> <AANLkTik+OVcQEBsBxRVogEKnex2b298sD20wDycC3hbW@mail.gmail.com> <C44BF5A6-B70F-4FDF-A771-8123706D95E4@mac.com> <AANLkTimA5jj7hzEEVu6FdRNHxuP-AXXKW-7=zN2bUYH8@mail.gmail.com>

> I only tested the A900 with 35, 50 and 85 mm lenses.  I liked the way
> images from it in low or contrasty light looked like the scene I was
> photographing straight out of the camera, rather than like the scene
> taken in flat bright daylight, like the D700, Canon 5D and other very
> capable full frame cameras tend to, and the general film-grain look of
> its noise when it became apparent.
>
> But the lens range is limiting and I wouldn't buy one just on the
> principle that if I need to use a tilt-shift lens, or a 14 mm lens, or
> whatever, I can easily hire one for a Nikon, whereas I cannot for a
> Sony here in Australia.  I can also easily mount a D700 on any of my
> microscopes with a Nikon built C-Mount adaptor, whereas I looked and
> as far as I can tell no such thing exists for the Minolta-Sony mount.
> Maybe it does, but I couldn't find one.
>
> Marty

So Marty would you go D700 or cough up for the D3s/x. The x would
"emulate" the sony in file size.

Alastair



Replies: Reply from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com) ([Leica] Gawking at the goldfish)
Reply from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] D700)
In reply to: Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] D700)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] D700)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] D700)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] D700)
Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com) ([Leica] D700)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] D700)
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] D700)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] D700)