[Leica] decline in LUG membership...answers to questions

[joelmail at mchsi.com (Joel Anderson)]

Hi Lea,

I looked at your website.  Great work.  Interesting company.  I see you are 
a fellow Missourian, so I thought I would way hi.  Looks like we wrote 
pretty similar responses to this post.  So now the grand test:  Do you say 
Missour--eee or Missour--ah? :)

>You can make art with oils or crayons, Leicas or digitals. It's been
>worth it for me.
>
>Lea
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Emanuel Lowi" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
>To: <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:46 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] decline in LUG membership
>
>
> > Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> > >
> > > In addition to what Frank says (with which I
> > > wholeheartedly agree), there is also the fact that
> > > all the P&S, including the high-end ones, have very
> > > limited manual options and terrible ergonomics. Lots
> > > of little buttons to push etc. The DSLRs, at least
> > > the two Canon models I have held in my hand (Canon
> > > Drebel and the 10D I bought), feel and handle just
> > > like their film-based cousins. Not like a Leica R8,
> > > since these are modern autofocus SLRs, but much like
> > > the film-based Canon EOS cameras.
> > >
> >
> > I have a few questions for the many people in this
> > group who have adopted the digital technology in
> > substantial ways during the past year, but who were
> > previously mostly Leica M users.
> >
> > 1) How does the act of photographing with your digital
> > equipment compare with your prior experience of the
> > act of photography with your Leica M? By this, I mean
> > the "groove" you get into when shooting; your ability
> > to get inside the moment while still recording it;
> > your ability to detect a picture instinctively and
> > then react to get it; your ability to work without
> > thinking about your equipment while events are
> > unfolding; your enjoyment of taking pictures.
> >
> > 2) How satisfied are you with the final results you
> > get with your digital gear, compared to what you got
> > with your Leica M. This is a big one, so consider the
> > actual technical quality of the pics vs. what you may
> > have been getting with, say, your various choices of
> > colour slide film: colour quality and tonality,
> > sharpness, the WOW factor.
> >
> > 3) Do the final results you get come to you with less
> > or more effort than what you had to go through before:
> > buying and carrying and loading and rewinding film,
> > dropping it off at a lab and then picking up your
> > slides a couple of hours later, vs. the battery
> > management issues and time spent Photoshopping at the
> > computer.
> >
> > 4) How do you feel, after being M users, now being
> > electronic SLR users?
> >
> > 5) Is it really worth it? What does your
> > heart-of-hearts tell you?
> >
> > Emanuel lowi
> > Montreal
> >
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