Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, With all due respect, that was 10 years ago. Yes, perhaps you and your R8 will do well at the 2000 Olympics, but again with all due respect I will bet you are the sole user of a manual focus camera! Yes, you will probably get some great images, but so will the Canon and Nikon users. Please don't take this message the wrong way, I am only stating my opinion. You are used to your R8 and for you it works. That's great! For those that prefer a more modern camera, there are choices. That's all I am saying. Peter K > ---------- > From: tedgrant@islandnet.com[SMTP:tedgrant@islandnet.com] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 6:10 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] was:Apples&Oranges, now Man. focus > > Peter wrote: > >For action photographers, one autofocused Nikon or Canon photo that is in > >focus is far better than a crisp out of focus due to manual focusing > Leica > >SLRs. Hence the reason the Leica R8 is used by so few action photogs. > > Hi Peter, > > I always love a challenge! :) > > If you have a copy of "75 Years of Leica Photography" have a look on page > 280 from the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Then tell me the Canon > is king.:) > > This image was shot with a 280 2.8 hand held manual focus on a R7, > basically the R8 as far as manual focus goes. The race was 9.79 seconds > start to what you see at the finishline. Some of us are very very quick > action shooters with manual focus. Don't you just love it!:) > > yep it's my picture. :) what else can I say.:) :) > > However, I'll give you your dues about the EOS1n autofcus Canon, as I've > used them for sports and yes they sure are whiz bang action auto focus > camera's. > > I'm fast at manual focus, not as fast as I used to be but that's life, but > I have to give credit where credit is due and that Canon is very fast and > I'll admit ....faster than I am. :) But the only place I see any use for > autofocus is when shooting fast action sports, other than that autofocus > merely is a tinker toy add on for more profit to the manufacturers. > > <<Hence the reason the Leica R8 is used by so few action photogs.>>>>> > > At the moment I'd say that the lack of the "motor drive" is just as much a > reason as lack of autofocus. Although I really don't care if they ever > have > autofcus or not. At the moment I have 3 motors on order to go with what > will be 2 more R8's when the motors are available. And yes with any kind > of orgaizational luck I'll be shooting the Summer Olympics in Australia in > the summer of 2000. And yes I'll be using R8's with motors! :) Hope to > meet you there. :) > > In reality many of the auto everything cameras make for lazy > photographers, > in the sense that many shoot in auto everything mode where the camera does > everything, all the photographer does is become a point and shoot artist. > > This does not imply in any way that you are one of this type of > photographer. I am merely saying I've seen a great number of them work in > this point and shoot fashion and that's cool if that's their thing, but I > don't believe they put as much "eye thought" into the image as someone who > may work a tad slower with manual focus. > > >Those that spent a ton of money on their R glass, enjoy. For those of us > >that need the speed, albeit with glass that is only 95% as good, Canon > will > >always be King.>>>>>>>> > > Ok Ok that did it. King? :) Prince maybe! :) :) Have a great New Year. > > regards > ted > > Ted Grant > This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. > http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > >