Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When at least one folder of RAW files from my European trip was found to be missing this morning, it was the final straw. I listed an R-D1 for sale here and on RFf and CVUG and it was sold within six hours. Then to someone who had inquired about the first camera, I sold the second. Plain and simple, rangefinder digital photography is just not in the cards for me. It is (probably) well known what I think of the M8. And while I generally like the R-D1 very much, it represented just too much of a compromise for me. Here are the specific reasons (besides the lost image files) that I decided to part with the cameras: 1. the unreliable nature of the rangefinder (I didn't *really* want to learn how to align it myself) 2. the battery (I don't want to have to worry about charging it -- I want to grab my camera and go without a thought to the battery) 3. the SD card (when I click the shutter, I want the camera to take a picture -- no matter what and sometimes I want to take more than two in rapid succession) So, digital rangefinders are a complete bust as far as I'm concerned. I will just have learn to love DSLR's for those tasks not suited to film rangefinder photography. Dave. -- Web Site: www.david-keenan.com 2007 PAW: www.david-keenan.com/paw 2006 EuroBlog: www.david-keenan.com/euroblog