Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well I know the D3 shoots in darkness with low noise so that's a no brainer when I need more than 640iso :) The D3 handles most of the posed stuff and images where I need more than just 1 frame per 3 secs. Yes, I said it, in my line of work fast AF is needed, sue me ;) So as it currently stands, my last wedding had 450 Leica images and 1200 Nikon images. Someone loan me an M9 and I bet I get 50/50 coverage. Chris Developed from my iHolga On Mar 26, 2010, at 10:17 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > [put on my curmudgeon hat in training] > > You know the difference between VC lens and Zeiss lens? $800 and may > be up > to 10% image difference, probably less > You know the difference between Zeiss lens and Leica lens? $2000 > ($9000 in > the case of Nocti vs. Nokton) and may be up to 5% image difference, > probably > less. > > You know the difference between a cheap battery and a "certified > Leica" > battery? (I don't know myself, it could be $100 and a logo) > > You do have 5 so that's pretty good insurance. > > So how do you decide to whether to swing your D3 vs. M8/9 into action? > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> > wrote: > >> I know a few weeks ago we had a discussion on off brand M8/M9 >> batteries on >> Ebay. Imode-Tech in Hong Kong were the sellers. I ordered 2 and can >> so far >> report both batteries are excellent. That makes 5 M8 batteries, I >> think I'll >> be okay now. I normally go through 2 a wedding, about 500-600 images. >> >> Chris Williams >> www.zoeicaimages.net >> www.rebirthworkshops.com >> 504-231-6261 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/AnotherCalifornia2> > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information