Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 20, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On May 20, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Nathan wrote: >> >>> Well, the whole reason why many people got excited about the DP1 >>> was that it had a sensor similar to 4/3, i.e. much bigger than >>> the typical P&S camera has. Therefore, one had the right to >>> expect that it would perform on a level similar to the 4/3 >>> cameras or the 1.6 sensor DSLRs, which clearly is not the case. >>> And when is slow nice? Certainly not when trying to do street >>> photography, or any other photography for that matter. When I had >>> the GRD, one of the most unbearable things about it was that it >>> took 5-6 seconds to write a RAW file to the card. From the >>> review, it seems that the Sigma is even worse in that regards. >>> >>> Forget it. >> >> >> >> maybe the Oly E 420 with the pancake...? >> > > Pancakes are for Mike Steve, with mapple sirrup most probably. > I had some tonight, Britanny recipe provided by Z?lie's probable > mother-in-law, and made by Tim; a treat with Chesnut mash or Lemon > and crystallized sugar plus dry cider. when my wife first arrived in New York from Paris, she ordered a dozen and a half pancakes... the guy in the short order looked astonished, confirmed the order, are you sure ? mais oui... ! so it arrived... a stack, more than a foot high... Dominique almost passed out... that's how she learned the difference between crepes and pancakes... beware, Steve > > Back to chips, A full pancake and 4/3 chip in the hand is well worth > two in our dreams. > phx > will post today's 4/3 shoot later in my night ;-) > > >> Steve >> >>> >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> On 20-mei-2008, at 7:57, mehrdad wrote: >>> >>>> Didier, this camera is still more advanced than the R-d1! it is >>>> not a >>>> 5fps camera but it is quite nice. it is slow but sometimes slow is >>>> nice. raw or jpeg? always raw!! not good in low light, which >>>> camera in >>>> this class is? see if u can test drive one. >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The DP1 review is utterly devastating. It seems the Sigma >>>>> suffers from the same diseases like the GR-D, but at double >>>>> cost. What I am concerned, I have given up the idea to buy one >>>>> of these - and the compact camera I discovered is the recently >>>>> announced http://tinyurl.com/3n6vhg Ricoh G600. Small Sensor, >>>>> no viewfinder - but water- and shock resistant, that's what I >>>>> need for bike trails. >>>>> Didier >>>>> >>>>>> I certainly won't be handing over any money for the DP1. >>>>>> Having read >>>>>> the review--useless in low light (that really is a >>>>>> disappointment, >>>>>> since I thought that this was the whole point of the larger >>>>>> sensor), >>>>>> slow AF, extremely slow write speed--sounds like all the >>>>>> reasons why >>>>>> I got rid of my Ricoh GRD. >>>>>> Nathan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> It's just too wide. If they made it a 40mm equivalent or... >>>>>>> GASP! a >>>>>>> 50mm equivalent, I'd be interested. Until then, I'll stick >>>>>>> with what I >>>>>>> use now and not bat an eye towards the DP1 as I'm sure many >>>>>>> photographers won't do as well. >>>>>>> PhilFo >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ------------------------------------- >>>> regards, mehrdad >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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