Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My feelings exactly as that's what he pretty much spelled out last October in Rochester. Had been listening to the wrong people perhaps. R haters. R poo pooers. The images you're getting from your digital back for your R system are not going to disappear when the next new thing comes out. They will remain as viable as they ever were. Look just as nice on your wall. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc@btinternet.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:33:51 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tell the TRUTH!!! > > Mark, > > That says it all! > > Mind you, I have a horrible feeling that the new 'R', whatever it will > be, will have AF. Leica in the UK have completely sold out of R > lenses. There are none. What does this tell us. The current R glass > will be phased out. > > I'm really happy with the DMR. I know its limitations (particularly > the lack of high ISOs), but I can live with that. After all it's no > different to what we all had to use when we majored on film. > > Charlie > > On 16 Aug 2008, at 19:26, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> Charlie I've been a photographer since the mid 70's; >> And I can tell you that in any photography I've done or am aware of >> AF has >> never been a defining feature. Much of my gear has ALWAYS been >> manual focus >> and will remain so. Half the time with the stuff I've been using >> over the >> past years, Nikon digital, I'm using lenses in Manual focus mode. >> I bet I'm not the only one. >> Often when I turn off the AF it comes as a relief and I can work >> more freely >> and quickly not haveing to reposition every shot or constantly >> manipulate >> where the focusing is going to be. In manual mode it all happens in >> a flash >> I'm focused on just what I want to be focused on and framed as well. >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc@btinternet.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:33:18 +0100 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Tell the TRUTH!!! >>> >>> I'm just gonna wait. I've recently bought a second DMR so that I can >>> continue using my 180 cron and 280/4 APO. I like manual focus and the >>> image quality from my DMR seems pretty good to me. Fortunately I >>> don't >>> have to make a living from my photography, so the DMR suits me fine >>> just now. If the R10/SL10 materialises and uses my rRlenses without >>> some clumsy adapter, then fine I'll rethink then. >>> >>> As for the M, I still use film Ms (M2 and M6TTL). I quite like the >>> mix >>> of film and digital. >>> >>> Charlie >>> >>> On 16 Aug 2008, at 01:49, Philip Forrest wrote: >>> >>>> I'm selling photo stuff to pay for rent. Trading stuff (bike and >>>> computer parts) to prepare for the 2009 Eastern Collegiate Cycling >>>> Conference racing season. >>>> Need to get rid of more... >>>> PhilFo >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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