Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have an S90 and I think it is a great little camera. Once I listened to Ken Carney and read the manual and set the parameters the way I want them using the 'C' (custom) setting I was happy as could be. Except I wish the lens was wider and faster. <sigh> But the GF-1 wasn't out yet when I bought mine and is twice the price. --Bob ==On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM, slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net> wrote: > Well, it was a toss up. I needed something pocketable, finding the Canon > G10 a tad big, never mind very slow. > While coming back from a shoot, I stopped in at Samy's Camera in Costa > Mesa., thinking I'd just do a comparison between the various models. > Trying the S90 was a mistake. As soon as I fired off a few shots, I bought > it. > The S90's biggest draw for me, is its speed. It's much faster than the > G10. And from I can see from the available light shots, it also > outperforms the G10 there. > The next day I used it on an assignment, and got a nod from the client > that the quality was fine. That's sending images alongside those from a 1D. > Having said that, once I can get a 14mm, or better yet a flatfield 12mm, > for the GF1, that's the next purchase. > Now if only the X-1 was wider! > S.d. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >