Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]bdcolen wrote: >I'd love to have the R's unarguably spectacular viewfinder - it's just >that the value of that viewfinder is - for me - outweighed by all the >things it doesn't have, > Cheap glass? > and the things it does have that have been done >poorly. > Pricing? > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of >rodgersd@fosterfarms.com >Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:57 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: RE: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF > > >Randy > >>>I know the R series cameras may not 'feel' like the M series, but my >>> >friend >just bought a Nikon D100 and brought it by to show me. After holding it >my R4 with winder and 90 Summicron feels WWWWAAAAYYYYY better! Guess >everything is relative. The D100 feels like a toy.<< > >I could live with the fact that most of the new digital cameras feel >like toys. After all, I suspect most will be outdated long before they >wear out. But what I really find lacking in most digital SLRs is the >viewfinder. I have a difficult time paying over $2K for any SLR with a >viewfinder that's no better than that found in a $100 P&S. > >Maybe the theory behind digital cameras is that you really don't need to >frame that well. You just need to generate more image files and hope >that one of them turns out. :-) > >DaveR >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html