Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This was original problematic digital! Even before the M8 debacle! Great history to own one, you'll know why Kodak stopped making them. So is it still advised to get 2 of them? One for work and one for throwing across the room when the model and art director has refused to wait 20 more seconds while you "start her up". I know a studio photographer still using one. Yep, 200iso, keep it on a tripod and 30x40 prints look damn good. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cassidy" Subject: [Leica] Full-frame 13.5 mpixel budget digital Leica available NOW >I was going to post about this a while back but I wanted to put together > a great portfolio with it first -- but there is an oft forgot full frame > 13.5 mpixel digital Leica that you can get NOW (NOW! NOW! NOW!) on a > budget -- the DSLRN: > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2007/leica-dcs1.jpg > > Here's a photo from it with the sigma 12-24 at 12mm: > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2008/dslrn.jpg > > > The DSLRN which came out at the same time as the full frame canon -- but > was a bit cheaper (and y'all forgot completely about it). There were > multiple reasons that people chose the canon at the time -- and the > DSLRN croaked -- the downsides of the DSLRN are: > > 1) lots of noise above 200 asa > 2) relatively low battery life (you need to pack multiple batteries) > 3) very slow camera startup time -- like 20 seconds slow > 4) has some majenta pollution (which shouldn't bother digital leica > users much) > > > But if you're willing to put up with those idiosyncrasies (and what > leica user isn't used to that?) you can find them on the used market for > around $300. > > That's right THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. > > The un-re-badging to get the proper logo on the front only costs about > twenty five cents. > > Keep the ISO to 200, get some extra batteries and you'll be fine. > > > > Kyle "I would never use anything but a leica" cassidy > > I'm going to sit back and watch them all vanish from KEH.com now.... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information