Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Said the guy who has no experience whatsoever shooting with either M8 or MFT. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Apr 15, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Thanks Tina an M9 is two leagues ahead of an M8 or 4/3's in my opinion and > I'm right. > I forgot to mention how that full frame Nikon can have Leica R glass put > in > the front of it for a very viable picture taking situation that being done > with aplomb by at least of few of us Lug nuts here. > An interesting Leica using option would be to trade in some of our M glass > for R glass in effect and with the adaptors be able to be able to be on > topic on the Lug as our pix would be done with Leica glass and the camera > itself has really as said on the lug one job and that's to keep the film > dark. So who cares about that? > But the M8 and a 4/3's camera system seems to me a bleak compromise for > Leica lovers who love to make quality images. They are not at this point in > time professional grade camera gear. That's the bleak truth which everyone > in the photo world knows except apparently us. > > The issue is an M9 cost seven grand USD. So what do we do? > Not buy a toy camera system that's one and not shoot cropped on the M8 > bundle of worms either. It was a nice try but Leica got it right on the M9. > And just in time for the rest of the serious shooting photo world having > already gone full frame. > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > mark at rabinergroup.com > Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > > > > >> From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:21:18 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 >> >> I agree with Mark. Except I would not choose a full frame Canon or Nikon >> DSLR. Ben there done that. >> >> Tina >> >> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> >>> If I had to choose between a micro 4/3 and M8 I'd pick an M9. >>> >>> If not an M9 then certainly a top of the line full frame Canon or Nikon >>> DSLR. >>> >>> >>> -------------------- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: "J. Newell" <john.o.newell at comcast.net> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:01:21 +0000 (UTC) >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 >>>> >>>> Same here. I still marvel at the files that come out of it - even more >>>> appealing than tangerines. ;-) >>>> >>>> John Newell >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:05:52 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 12, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >>>> >>>>> While many people, Nathan and Howard Cummer among them, have had >>> problems >>>>> with their M8s there have also been many who haven't had any issue. >>>>> Mine >>>>> (non-upgraded) have been just fine, and I didn't treat them any >>> differently >>>>> than I treated earlier Leicas. Many tens of thousands of photos, and >>> they >>>>> weren't babied and show the signs of use on edges and slight dings. If >>> the >>>>> rangefinder is in proper adjustment everything works just fine. >>>> >>>> >>>> Likewise. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George Lottermoser >>>> george at imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >