Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah I have an Aga and Leicas. However the Aga is much newer than the Leicas! Peter On 17/11/2014 20:33, Jim Shulman wrote: > I look at Leica as I would an Aga oven: if you know it, love it, and accept > its quirks there's nothing like it. If not, a Viking or a Kenmore is a much > better, logical choice. > On Nov 17, 2014 3:02 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I dunno, Jeff. Tilty back screen has lots going for it when you get >> creeky >> in the knees. Just sayin' >> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:32 PM, kyle cassidy on the lug >>> <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> A very interesting point-by-point comparison on choosing between a >> Leica >>> and other cameras for professional work: >>>> >>>> http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/how-to-choose-the-right-camera3.jpg >>> >>> Silly Kyle. >>> >>> The GX7 was released in 2013 or so. The appropriate Leica to compare >>> it with is the M (240), which entirely outclasses it except, I guess, >>> for smallness. >>> >>> The M240 definitely has cleaner low-light performance than any >>> micro-4/3s camera I've used (or indeed than the Canon 5D Mark II I got >>> to stop using when I got the M240). And it has live view for those >>> times you want it to act like an SLR for, say, bolting it on a tripod >>> and shooting setups with a macro lens and focusing by a magnified view >>> of the actual pixels. >>> >>> WiFi? Tilty back screen? Those I can live without. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig