Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's just a sensible thing to say :-) On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Phil <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > > -------------------- > > Mark William Rabiner > > Photography > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > mark at rabinergroup.com > > Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> Leica Users Group. > > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > >>>> information > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > >>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > > >>> // 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.com/blog/> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]