Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are not dense, Bob. I would normally have taken the M8. However, because I was getting the 7-14mm while here, I decided to take the GF-1 outfit so that I could start playing with the new lens immediately. Cheers, Nathan On 26 May, 2010, at 17:07 , Bob Adler wrote: > Hi Nathan, > I guess I am just dense, but why would the M8/9 not be as good a choice? > Let's say with a 21 and a 35 in addition to the 45(50?) and 90? > I think I'm missing something... > Thanks, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 2:02:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sony cleans up; takes no prisoners. > > Meanwhile, I have taken around 250 pictures during this week's visit to > Boston (so far) with my dumb GF-1 and I love the results, and so do other > people. I have used the 20mm pancake the most, followed by the newly > acquired 7-14 (excellent!!!) but the 45mm and the 90mm Elmarit with > adapter have also seen use. > > And I can walk around all day with no pain anywhere. > > Sony=Playstation > > Nathan > > On 26 May, 2010, at 16:54 , Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/1005/sonysensor/sensor_compare.jpg >> Double layer in effect couplets instead of in effect single lens eyewear >> in >> front of each pixel site makes for Sony being able to make the smallest >> pixel sights yet and still do well with image quality. The way it >> looks.... >> Meanwhile it doest waste its time in sub miniature digital formats but >> comes >> out with its tiny NEX cameras with 1.5 crop like the Leica X1 instead of >> the >> dumb 2x crop cameras which capture the hearts and minds of the bulk of >> the >> LUG. >> It's very cool and cute and flat 16mm pancake 2.8 becomes a very capable >> 24mm lens for these NEX cameras. My advanced math skills tells me that >> lens >> would be a 32mm if they were talking about the crazy useless 2x crop >> cameras. >> That said they could apply this two layer technology to these smaller >> formats and perhaps do ok. Next year. Nobody knows anything about it yet. >> But in Pict form it looks good so far. >> I'm very big on Sony. >> >> The 16mm pancake looks great but this NEX series is being mainly >> presented >> with larger front heavy looking zoom glass in front and with much talk >> about >> its video capabilities to justify it. Very smart marketing and camera >> design >> as far as I go. Real stocking stuffers . I'm ready for one. >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sonynex5/ >> Mirrorless like the Leica Dlux series and the bulk of the cameras being >> used today which are not DSLR's. Though there is cross over. >> >> We need such an option with M mount >> >> And give me two layers in front of my sensor to make it quite able to deal >> with non retrofocal glass designs. >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog