[Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 204

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Since we now know from you that being a "real photographer" is a function of 
the equipment one has, I cannot imagine any real photographer shooting that 
wimpy little 24x36mm format any longer.

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:52 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> You are putting gorgeous Leica R glass on a cheap cropped camera marketed 
> to
> amateurs and calling it "personal choice".  I think of something else to
> call it. One can do any damned dumb thing and file it under "personal
> choice".
> 
> - putting Leica glass designed for full frame on a cropped camera is a real
> enigma especially the Leica glass cost what it cost and they tend to be in
> relation to Canon/Nikon - bloated; the reason being they are taking great
> steps to make sure they are excellent way out to the edges.
> 
> If you have great Leica R glass you want to put to good use for sure wait
> for the extra pay checks or whatever to come in and get a full frame 
> camera.
> Preferably a D700 or D3.
> Putting them on a cropped camera at this point is nothing short of
> exasperating.
> -- 
> Mark R.
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:18:13 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 204
>> 
>> Hi Peter.  I bought the D7000 in November and have loved it.  It was
>> replacing a Canon XTi.  As you have noted, the viewfinder is not as good 
>> as
>> a D700, but it is way better than all the other cropped cameras I have 
>> seen,
>> except maybe the Canon 7D (equal).  I have converted a few Leica R lenses 
>> to
>> Nikon mount and they work well. My biggest concern was the viewfinder of 
>> my
>> old Rebel, but the D7000 viewfinder is very usable for my 61 year old 
>> eyes.
>> 
>> I opted for it rather than the D700 mainly for size and weight.  I have no
>> doubt that the D700 is a better body, but it was not that much better that
>> size/weight did not win out hand down with the D7000.  I can easily get
>> usable photos at ISO 1600.  Not needed to go any higher yet, so I am not
>> sure about 3200.  Easy button placement compared to my Rebel.   If you are
>> really into telephoto shots (don't think you are), then the crop factor
>> helps a lot.  Less weighty lenses and less expensive lenses, and using the
>> "sweet spot" of the sensor.  Wide angle is another issue, but solvable.  I
>> did not have any real wide Leica glass, so I have opted for Nikon glass to
>> get me wide.
>> 
>> I think Marty sums it up nicely.  Personal choice based on the advantages 
>> of
>> each for your shooting style.  Quality, I don't think you can go wrong 
>> with
>> either.
>> 
>> Aram
>>