Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand, I have a D3 and at high iso and with zooms, long lenses and macro it has certain advantages over my M:-) For normal photography however, for which I mean the sort of thing I have done for years with my M6, it is noticeably inferior to my M8, whilst being the best DSLR I have tried. The fact that most camera journalists nowadays are more likely to be impressed by low noise at high iso, fast motors and multi point autofocus than image quality is an indication of the lack of worth of their opinions, not its value IMHO. Frank --- On Sat, 1/11/08, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] R10 news > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Saturday, 1 November, 2008, 5:29 PM > Doug, > I disagree - they are well on the way. Look at the new > Nikon zooms - 14-24, > 24-70 and the 200-400 - I have no experience with Canon. > Leica make great > lenses, but don't sell many, and it wont change > whatever happens. I am sure > the Nikon D3 with the 200-400 would do wonders for your > bird photography. It > makes no sense to be blind to the demerits of a brand - by > all means shoot > what you want, but keep your mind open to reality. IMHO the > number of bird > photographers using the DMR can be counted on the fingers > of one hand, and > there must be a reason for it - otherwise it would be the > equipment of > choice for them. If it is the benchmark, I dont see it used > as such by any > reviewer of cameras. Therefore in the real world, except > for a few of us in > this list, who have the interest and the time, it is really > irrelevant. > BTW, the only magazine I saw the M8 recommended (as a must > buy toy, like the > Iphone) is Esquire or GQ, I forget which - if Leica has to > survive on sales > to the general readership of those magazines, they are > gone. To most of the > inhabitants of the world, cameras are discretionary > purchases, and I expect > sales to really go down everywhere with the present crisis, > especially at > the top end of the market. C,N & S will survive that, > but what about Leica? > I will make a prediction that one of the Japanese > companies, probably > Matsushita, will buy them within the next 3 years. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 6:57 PM, > <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > A. Lal wrote: > > > > >I had a chance to speak to Ms. Harbets at the > Leica booth at NY > > Photo-Expo > > >last week. I'd be very surprised if the R 10 > goes on sale before the next > > >Photokina. By then C, N and S will probably have > 30 meg sensors in their > > >top bodies. Not sure what Leica need to compete. > > > > C, N and S will need to revamp much of their lens > lineup in order to take > > advantage of 30MP sensors. Early results from the > 5DII suggest that its > > sensor is overkill for many of the EF lenses. Absent > a completely new set > > of lenses, C, N and S will do better to address bit > depth and DR > > deficiencies. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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