Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, despite our various disagreements, there's one thing I will never disagree with you on - and that's the quality of the viewfinder on Leica reflexes. Those viewfinders know no peer. And in some kinds of photographer - yours in particular - that's a make or break feature. B. D. On 1/14/06 7:59 PM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 1/14/06 3:19 PM, Steve Barbour at kididdoc@cox.net wrote: > >> On Jan 14, 2006, at 3:52 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> I spent about 40-45 years shooting film. But from the point at which I >>> realized that not only does digital give me more convenience than >>> film, but >>> it also expands my photographic 'reach,' I haven't thought about >>> going back >>> to film. Sure, once and a while I'll shoot a roll. But each time I >>> do, I end >>> up asking myself, 'now why did I do this? What has it given me that >>> digital >>> can't? >> >> Hi BD, I believe that most of us wound up here ie. on the LUG 'cus >> of Leica lenses , cameras, and film...and we insisted that was God's >> way, and was better than the alternatives. >> Are you saying that you now get better photos with digital than you >> can get with Leica lenses, cameras, and film ? Are there compromises? >> Are you giving up something to get something else ? >> >> This is my dilemma, perhaps yours, and a lot of other photographers >> here... >> >> >> Steve > > > I'm not B.D. and I don't play B.D. on television, but I started using a > Leica(flex) because I got better pictures with it. The lenses, the > viewfinder, the responsiveness and the sensory feedback have all made it > easier to trip the shutter release at the right time where with other > equipment I'd have spent twice as much time operating the hardware. Turns > out the lens quality is a bonus. Sure I'll miss film if/when it disappears > but the capture medium doesn't make my pictures: the camera's handling, > responsiveness, and more than anything else the viewfinder are what I find > crucial. Yes it's possible to take good pictures with other equipment but > if I'm not using a camera as responsive as the SL or with a viewfinder as > good as the SL's I miss more pictures. > > Things that would be handy that many digital cameras provide: > > ) fast frame rate > ) clean high ISO performance > ) variable ISO > ) huge memory card > ) no-cost oopses > ) no time spent scanning > > What I'd give up: > > ) the SL's viewfinder > > In my case what I'd give up switching to a digital camera is far more > important than the many benefits of a good DSLR. > > -- > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information