Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, just be sure you are comfortable with the formfactor of the camera. It's big - you probably know this - so if you are not put off by the sheer size of it - I think you'll like it. I know I like the images my 1Ds makes - even if people make an incredible claim about it's color looking "plastic" - which I don't understand but it's such a prejudicial phrase that I think it tells a lot about the person using it. I find that reds are easy to blow out - so using the histograms when setting exposure is really a very good idea. I tried the Digilux 2 and once that damn digital viewer came up to my eye I knew it wasn't for me. I want the digital M. I was shooting some of my "Game Day" project images down at spring training a few weeks ago. People don't mind the M. In fact several people showed me their digital cameras, told me they cost a lot more than that little one I was using the M6, and then let me shoot away. People were much more intimidated by the 1Ds so I simply quit using it. However for sports it's a completely different game, of course. Adam On 3/22/06, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > > I am missing doing b&w with something as small and compact as my M6, > > and am thinking of moving to a Digilux 2. Has anyone any adverse > > comments, or does anyone know a suitable digital compact with an > > OPTICAL viewfinder that is reasonable? > > I've had a Digilux 2 for about a year, but I think I'm going to sell it. > It's bigger than a real M, and the pictures that it produces are about the > same as those from the Canon G5 that I had before. > > While I wait for a real Digital M, and have sold my Digilux 2, I think I'm > either going to buy a Canon G6 or else pull out all the stops and get an > EOS 1D or 1Ds. I like the idea of having a camera that is good in its > intended genre. A Digilux 2 is not a good imitation of a Leica M, but a > Canon EOS 1D is a very good imitation of an SLR. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >