[Leica] a quick hello

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

Bernard changed to the D3 for much better focussing than the latest  
Canons, both auto and manual. I am sure he it still getting used to  
the focussing direction on the lenses...
Frank

On 23 May, 2009, at 08:52, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> From what I could gather Canon lost a bunch of users to Nikon with  
>> the D3 or
> they at least got that body I know a few guys who use both. The  
> camera was
> and is nothing less than a sensation.
> The D3x, Frank, really has their attention as the specs I think are  
> more
> mouth watering at this point than their super body at this point and  
> some
> people always want to have the latest and greatest thing. Which is  
> why they
> switched to canon from nikon in the first place first it was the shift
> lenses then it was the faster AF. Lastly the larger sensor size.
> Canon will no doubt leapfrog nikon on the super camera D3 thing the  
> things
> no doubt already been used and is poised for manufacturing.
>
> I always liked Olympus film cameras other than Nikon.
> My favorite system is my Hasselblad system, followed by Leica. Then  
> Nikon.
> But because of the digital thing I need to be using my Nikons now  
> more than
> the others.
>
> The super camera to wipe all others off the face of the earth is the  
> Leica
> S.
>
> Love my Rolleiflex.
> It exists.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>> From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 08:25:43 +0100
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] a quick hello
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>>  I have used Canon wide angle lenses. 16-35 f2.8 and 24 f1.4. They
>> are not -bad- but the Leica lenses are quite noticeably better in
>> large prints, as are the "Voigtlander" wides.
>> As you say, many top pros use Canon, particularly in my business. I
>> suspect that if your main "weapon" is a 600mm f4 lens, having WA
>> lenses in the bag for the body you have chosen makes more sense than
>> carrying a different camera!
>> Interestingly, although Canon users have outnumbered Nikon about 50:1
>> for years there has been a drift back to Nikon. (Nikon lost the
>> majority in the 80s). I was teasing one of my old friends, a 30 year
>> Canon user, who had changed. He said he had too many problems with  
>> the
>> Mk3 pro Canon bodies, there was a buzz in the photographer's area
>> about the Nikon D3, he tried it and was so pleased with the body that
>> he changed system completely. He had been a Canon photographer for 30
>> years (their long lenses are spectacular I think) even used in their
>> publicity.
>> If you are interested in this type of photography:
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>
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