Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BF1BA8.08E14560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I first received my G1 I fell in love. I have subsequently handled = G2s and don't feel they are quite as aesthetic as the G1, but do have = some nice features. The G1 had definate appeal, is intuitive and now = that I've shot about 60 rolls through it, can say it functions very very = well. The auto focus is great for low light or 'quick' shots and the = compensating viewfinder is easy to use and intuitive. That said, would = never trade you my Leica for another G1! The Leica is a scientific = instrument made by a company that knows (or at least knew) how to make = top grade scientific instruments. It is simple and relys on the user = and there is a great pride in being able to 'guess ' exposures and be = within 1 stop to friends and their autocameras. I can't imagine going = adventuring without my Leica and I still have pride in the fact that = someone made a product that didn't compromise anything in the making. I = remembember years ago being in a philosophy class and someone like = Plato, or Socrates, or ? had the notion that all "things" have an "ideal = state" and that things in life have different amounts of this "ideal = state". Hence, some may consider a Chippendale Chair closer to the = "ideal chair state" than the folder from Kmart that you use out back. = Same feeling for the Leica. It is closer to Nirvana than the G1 in my = opinion. Both seem to produce comparable photos, its just that one = relys on the photographer to make the decisions, the other makes some of = the critical decisions for you (ie. focus and shutterspeed).... adding = my two cents on this one. Perhaps someone can expostulate on the = Philosophy. I was looking at Sue Madsen the whole time ! ha! KPeters - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BF1BA8.08E14560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>When I first received my G1 I fell in love. I = have=20 subsequently handled G2s and don't feel they are quite as aesthetic as = the G1,=20 but do have some nice features. The G1 had definate appeal, is = intuitive=20 and now that I've shot about 60 rolls through it, can say it functions = very very=20 well. The auto focus is great for low light or 'quick' shots and = the=20 compensating viewfinder is easy to use and intuitive. That said, = would=20 never trade you my Leica for another G1! The Leica is a scientific = instrument made by a company that knows (or at least knew) how to make = top grade=20 scientific instruments. It is simple and relys on the user and = there is a=20 great pride in being able to 'guess ' exposures and be within 1 stop to = friends=20 and their autocameras. I can't imagine going adventuring without = my Leica=20 and I still have pride in the fact that someone made a product that = didn't=20 compromise anything in the making. I remembember years ago being = in a=20 philosophy class and someone like Plato, or Socrates, or ? had the = notion that=20 all "things" have an "ideal state" and that things = in life=20 have different amounts of this "ideal state". Hence, = some may=20 consider a Chippendale Chair closer to the "ideal chair state" = than=20 the folder from Kmart that you use out back. Same feeling for the=20 Leica. It is closer to Nirvana than the G1 in my opinion. = Both seem=20 to produce comparable photos, its just that one relys on the = photographer to=20 make the decisions, the other makes some of the critical decisions for = you (ie.=20 focus and shutterspeed).... adding my two cents on this = one. =20 Perhaps someone can expostulate on the Philosophy. I was looking = at Sue=20 Madsen the whole time ! ha! = KPeters</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BF1BA8.08E14560--