Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] D700
From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:18:01 -0400
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Why should anyone care what someone else uses? It's a choice for each
person. Let everyone make their own choices, whatever they may be,
respect them for that choice, whatever it is and get on with life. 

Phil Forrest


On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:46:28 -0400
Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I wonder why it is that 99.9999% of photographers out there are using
> Canon Nikon and about 3 of them are going to invest in an unknown
> entity from a non camera company like this Sony system to do their
> work?
> 
> Walkman
> Home Audio
> Televisions
> These are known Sony entities.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> > From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:58:59 -0500
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
> > 
> > Gene,
> > 
> > Then they didn't have a 900. Look for one. It's built like a tank,
> > with magnesium alloy body and rubber weather seals and gaskets,
> > unlike most of the others in the alpha series. A little noisy, but
> > no worse than a D300. And you can use R glass with an adapter, I
> > used my old 400 5.6 on it's shoulder stock today, and of course
> > there's the Zeiss glass if you can afford it. A little noisy
> > (photo-wise) at higher ISOs, but the noise is more like film grain,
> > not objectionable at all to me. The kicker for me, besides the
> > wonderful finder and the resolution, was always having IS, built
> > in, which was extremely helpful with the 400. Imagine a circa 1968
> > Leica Telyt with IS. (As you can tell I really love this
> > camera.) ;-)
> > 
> > Jim Laird
> > 
> > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:45 PM,  <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> >> Jim,
> >> 
> >> No, it has been a year and a half since I looked at a Sony DSLR,
> >> no dealers in this area. ?The finders of those I looked at were
> >> not equal to the R8. Going to Texas in December, I will see if I
> >> can try one then.
> >> 
> >> Gene
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 3:59:44 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
> >> Central Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
> >> 
> >> Gene,
> >> 
> >> Have you looked at the Sony A900? Extremely good 24 mp sensor with
> >> an astoundingly good viewfinder which reminds me of the great
> >> finders on the Nikon F et al/Leica SL and SL2. Great camera
> >> although not cheap, except by Leica standards. ;-)
> >> 
> >> Jim Laird
> >> 
> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:55 PM, ?<grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> >>> Already tried Canon with R glass and was underwhelmed. ?Don't
> >>> care for Sony DSLRs, even less as I don't care for canon DSLRs.
> >>> ?I'll take DMR with R glass anyway over the alternatives.
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Gene
> >>> 
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com>
> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 1:20:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada
> >>> Central Subject: Re: [Leica] D700
> >>> 
> >>> Some guy on the GETDIP showed some pictures with a 900+ Leica R
> >>> glass. Of course they are only web JPG so you can't really tell,
> >>> but they look good and the person likes the combo.
> >>> 
> >>> Someone should really compare these combos (DMR vs. A900+R vs.
> >>> Canikon + R) for the poor suffering R glass users :-)
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:16 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>>> I was thinking more like a Sony A900 with some Zeiss
> >>>>> primes . . . actually . . .
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Marty
> >>>> 
> >>>> Has anyone tried the Sony especially with re-mounted leica
> >>>> glass? I'm tempted, but there are quite a few "downsides" etc to
> >>>> consider.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> 
> >>>> alastair
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
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Replies: Reply from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the lug) ([Leica] D700)
Reply from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] D700)
In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] D700)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700)