Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pannequet Steve Now if you prefer your lens to be THAT thick ... I hope Dominique didn't have to go through the whole ordeal and stack LoL phx Steve Barbour wrote: > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >