Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I carry my D3 around quite a bit. Y'all are whimps (channeling Ted Grant)!!! Chris Sent from my iPhone On Jan 7, 2012, at 10:13 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > The D700 is still pretty darn heavy to carry around all day. The M8 is > still my everyday carry everywhere camera. The R8DMR is also too heavy > for everyday carry, but it is always in the car with the D700. > > gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 1:29:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: planning your next full frame camera for travel > > As was the D3 or D2. > But people don't buy the D2, 3 or 4. to carry around with them all day or > on > a vacation or for street shooting. They buy a D700, 800 or 900 which cost > and weights half as much has the same sensor and all the necessary > features. > And usually follows six months later after the introduction of the high > priced spread. But with no trans fat. > The top line nikon cameras have been made for commercial photographers on > commercial jobs or for other other similar very demanding situations. > often they need the weight to counterbalance a very long fast optic which > costs another seven grand. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:18:02 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: planning your next full frame camera for travel >> >> Rendered to same scale for anyone curious. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/D4M9.jpg.html >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> >> *Die besten W?nsche* >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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