Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Then it surprises me that Leica took the route they did. The easy way is not of itself bad, but hooking up with a middle-of-the-road manufacturer like Minolta is not what I expect from Leica. Then again, what choices did they have otherwise? Many other manufacturers are competition. Dog-o'matic - didn't I see those on the Home Shopping Network? Jeffrey - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dante Stella" <dante@umich.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF > Wow. How dogmatic. > > 1. Cameras have no souls. After seeing War Photographer, I am not > convinced that James Nachtwey has one either. But he takes better > pictures than anyone with some kind of plastic EOS. > > 2. Do you really think that Leica would adopt a body casting > (relatively cheap) and then design and manufacture all of the internals > itself? > > On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 03:14 PM, Jeffrey Fass wrote: > > > Yes, so I've heard. > > > > I wanted an inexpensive body to carry the lenses is all. I can tell > > that, in > > working the deal with Minolta, Leica made a body with the soul of a > > consumer > > Japanese model, at least that's how it feels. What's going on inside > > is a > > different story I'm sure. > > > > I think if I wanted to go full-SLR again, I'd get a R9. > > > > Cheers, Jeffrey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:27 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF > > > > > >> On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 14:17:45 -0500 Jeffrey Fass > >> <happy.eyeball@verizon.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> After having used the M for only several months > >>> I was struck how different > >>> and strange the R felt. The viewfinder is > >>> darker, the 90 makes everything > >>> *big* in the viewfinder (I've become used to > >>> the M 90 frameline). Most > >>> significant is the *slonk* of the > >>> mirror/shutter. It's got quite a kick to > >>> it. The M is so stealthy by comparison. > >>> > >>> Mind, in general I think, at least comparing > >>> the R4, Nikon has the reflex > >>> thing down. Quieter, smoother, faster. The > >>> lenses are a whole 'nuther story, > >>> though. > >>> > >> > >> If you want a real Leica reflex, try a Leicaflex SL. Much brighter > >> viewfinder, smoother mirror/shutter action, less shutter lag, and it > >> feels > >> solid the way a Leica ought to. The SL even smells like a real Leica. > >> > >> > >> Doug Herr<BR>Birdman of Sacramento<BR>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >> -- > >> 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html