Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I read a detailed comparison of the Leica Q with the Fuji X100T in the latest issue of the Amateur Photographer, possibly one of the more honest magazines around as far as reviews go, because they get the bulk of their advertising revenue from Classifieds, and not the manufacturers. The Leica Q comes off better in practically every which way but the price. I think the Fuji itself is a marvelous camera, and I do own and use one, but I am definitely going to take a serious look at the Leica when I am next in a position to do so (there are no dealers in India as yet). Maybe buying a copy of the magazine for reading this particular article might be worth it? If Fuji or Leica they bring out a fixed lens compact with a fast lens in the range of 75mm to 90mm, I would buy one in a heartbeat! Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > I agree, Gerry! I'm hoping the high price indicates Leica quality and not > just Leica economics! I'm still considering it. > > Tina > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > > > Tina > > > > I have not held this camera, but to me it seems as if Leica are trying to > > catch up with Fujifilm. The Q is their answer to the X100, and now the SL > > is the X-T. the Leica is no doubt an awful lot better, but they are very > > late in the catch-up game. > > > > Gerry > > > > On Oct 22, 2015, at 03:31 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I want something that feels like a Leica, not a Sony or a Fuji or a Canon > > or a Nikon. I don't want video or EVF or lots of buttons and wheels. I > > want an M rangefinder - but with autofocus. I guess it might not be > > possible. > > > > Tina > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:27 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I tried a Q at Leica in New York and the minute I picked it up, I hated > >> it. I cannot hold a camera out and take a photo and looking through the > >> viewfinder made me sick to my stomach. It's also too light and plasticky > >> feeling for me. > >> > > > > > > I really can?t agree with this Tina. I do not understand what you are > > after. While it feels fine to me, it does not feel like a brick, it?s > > simply not a brick. > > > > > > steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Tina > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > >> gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> The Q is great, why not a Q with interchangeable lenses, still a lot > >>> better than a rangefinder. Nikon and Canon are trying to come down in > >>> size, so why just now is Leica wanting to go bigger? > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I've told my Leica guy that I'm having second thoughts after reading > >>>> > >>> this > > > >> review: > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > > http://leicarumors.com/2015/10/20/the-leica-sl-typ-601-camera-review-leica-gambles-big.aspx/ > > > >> > >>>> If I bought an SL and then Leica came out with an actual M with > >>>> > >>> autofocus, > >>> > >>>> I would be very, very upset. A new M is rumored. I'm going to Iran in > >>>> April and was hoping for an autofocus camera before then. Chances are > >>>> > >>> slim > >>> > >>>> and none, I guess. > >>>> > >>>> Tina > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at > >>>> mac.com> > >>>>> > >>>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>>> Thoughts from Luminous Landscape today on SL > >>>>> > >>>>> "The other main concern which I have is the user interface. The SL is > >>>>> > >>>> very > >>> > >>>> similar to the S in this regard, which means that there are unlabeled > >>>>> > >>>> soft > >>> > >>>> keys surrounding the rear LCD that make quick settings and navigation > >>>>> time-consuming and non-intuitive. I found the new S very difficult to > >>>>> > >>>> come > >>> > >>>> to terms with for this reason, and I would expect the SL to not be > >>>>> > >>>> much > > > >> different." > >>>>> > >>>>> Scott > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Yes. That drove me crazy with the many, many focus points you could > >>>>>> > >>>>> choose > >>>>> > >>>>>> with the Canon DSLRs. I'm hoping Leica has solved that. I would > >>>>>> > >>>>> settle > >>> > >>>> for a "focus on the center and recompose" solution. You could do > >>>>>> > >>>>> that > > > >> with > >>>>> > >>>>>> the Canon but it wasn't intuitive or easy! Too many buttons and > >>>>>> > >>>>> wheels > > > >> and > >>>>> > >>>>>> choices. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Tina > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Robert Baron < > >>>>>> > >>>>> robertbaron1 at gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ===On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at > >>>>>> gmail.com> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Autofocus. My eyes are getting older by the minute. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Tina > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman < > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> photo at frozenlight.eu> > >>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> But why?don?t you already have the M240, the Monochrom etc.?so > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> what > > > >> is > >>> > >>>> the > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> point of this one? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>>>> Nathan > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I have the same problem, Tina, but in my experience I have a tough > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> time > >>> > >>>> convincing autofocus to focus on what I want it to focus on. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> --Bob > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> information > > > >> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Tina Manley > >>>>>> http://www.tinamanley.com > >>>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > >> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>>> http://www.tinamanley.com > >>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > >> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >> http://www.tinamanley.com > >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >> > >> > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >