Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Contax had gotten to the point that they had almost solved the speed of firing problem...but then backed out. I tried SP with the Pentax *ist dSLR. The speed was there, but I felt awkward with an SLR. Chris W uses his massive Nikon dSLR for SP, but boy is it big. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:33 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya Wait as long as you want, Jeffery, but shutter lag is no longer an issue when it comes to the 'pro' DSLRs. And far from remaining constant, price has dropped as megpixel count has risen. On 4/23/06 11:18 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > When I pondered buying my first digital (an ugly model made by Kodak), > I had to ponder the question "Do I really need 3.1 megapixels?" Since > then, the megapixel count has steadily increased while the price has > remained sort of constant. I'm holding off until the sensors get > larger and the shutter lag gets shorter. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Daniel Ridings > Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 12:12 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya > > > This was my point too, Jayanand. > > In 10 years, it will be a camera no one wants. > > Under a dusty chair in my colleagues office is the first digital > (professional) camera we bought. It is a Canon. Some Canon 1 > this-or-that. It has a Kodak digital back and a SCSI communication > with the outside world. It cost a fortune. Obsolete, obsolete, > obsolete. > > Just like every single Olympus will be in 12 years. But non a Leica M. > > Daniel > > > On 4/23/06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: >> BD, >> Your Olympus will get obsolete (at least in your own mind) much >> faster.... Jayanand >> >> >> B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> Gave it to my son. And by the way, yr M2 will outlast my Olympus >>> because of build quality - but it, the M2, will still be an artifact >>> of a long gone era. ___ Sent with SnapperMail >>> www.snappermail.com >>> >>> ...... Original Message ....... >>> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:31:49 +0200 "Daniel Ridings" >>> <dlridings@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> "On 4/22/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >>> "> ... My point had less than nothing to do with build >>> "> quality. :-) >>> " >>> "Neither did mine. I was talking about your Olympus become obsolete >>> "before my M2. The M2 will last several generations of Olympus. " >>> "> Shoot on! >>> " >>> "Agreed! That's where it gets fun. >>> " >>> "On another note ... whatever happened to your Retina IIIc ? >>> " >>> "Best, >>> "Daniel >>> " >>> " >>> "_______________________________________________ >>> "Leica Users Group. >>> "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information