Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only problem with that theory is that Nikon and Canon's top-of-the-line film - forget digital ;-) SLRS - the F5 and the EOS1v - are heavily ladden with what you would call "bells and whistles" - and they are the two cameras used by most pros - world-wide, shooting 35mm. The question of pro/prosumer/am has much more to do with sturdiness and reliability than "bells and whistles," although, as I just noted, the two top Ns and Cs are "bells and whistles" models. Leicas are not - b&w ladden - but they are certainly built to take years of hard use and abuse. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Afterswift@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 4:12 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] What a prosumer camera is In a message dated 8/23/03 12:49:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mark@rabinergroup.com writes: > A prosumer piece of photo gear has so many ridiculous features > that a Pro would sumer be caught dead than be caught dead with one. If > you catch my drift. > (He'd be alive then?) - -------------- There's a difference between 'prosumer' and 'proam' equipment. When Leica, Nikon, Canon come out with a digital 35 with just a few buttons for basics, that's a 'proam.' (Professional-advanced amateur); you can make up your own term. I arbitrarily call that type of camera a proam. It will be very light on bells and whitles but heavy on image quality, battery life and endurance. br - -- 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