Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most have said M8 because this is a Leica list!!! :-) On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:47 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Peter, > > I'm sure most will say the G1, but I say go with the M8, you will be > happier with the results, and the weight is not that bad. Take the 28, > 35/1.4, and 90 lenses to keep things lighter. Have a great time. > > Cheers, > gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> > To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:46:21 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: [Leica] Which camera to take to Israel? > > It looks like we are going to Israel for 2 weeks later this fall. It > will be our first time there. We'll be spending the first week in and > near Tel Aviv and Haifa, sometimes on our own and sometimes with > relatives who live there. Then we'll take a weeklong bus tour around the > country. We'll be moving around quite a bit, mostly on foot or in buses. > So whatever I take will be carried around a lot. > > I'll have a decision to make about cameras. I could take: > > * M8, 28/3.5 VC, 35/2 or 35/1.4, maybe 50/1.5 and/or 90/3.5 VC. > This is what I usually travel with. > * G1, 14-54 f/4-ish kit zoom, 20/1.7, and VC 90/3.5. This worked > pretty well for me on my recent Canada trip. > > Right now, the heart is saying Leica and the head is saying G1. I have a > painful "frozen" right shoulder, which probably won't get better until > next year sometime, so it's better to keep things light on my neck and > other shoulder. I'm also developing a cataract on my right (shooting) > eye. So far it's just softened things a little and lowered my visual > contrast. My glasses still correct my right eye to 20/20, so it's > nowhere near the surgery stage. It's not really hurt my ability to > focus yet, but it has reduced my confidence. > > In favor of the M8: > > * Higher image quality. > * If I want a big print for my wall, likelier to have sufficient IQ. > * Better low-light ability for family, dusk & night shots, or > cloudy days. > * Optical VF and no blackout, so faster to shoot and get what I saw. > * No issues with autofocus focusing on the wrong thing > * All the controls are where God and HCB intended :-) > * What's the point of having a Leica if I don't take it on a > highlight-of-my-life trip? > * Camera is insured > * I could take a fanny pack or photo vest to keep some of the > weight off the bad shoulder > > In favor of the G1: > > * Image quality, while not Leica, is probably good enough esp. in > sunlight and 8x10-ish or less. > * Significantly lighter, smaller kit > * The 20/1.7 is a great lens; I'm still covered for reasonable > lower light, though not for true "available dark" > * Won't be changing lenses nearly so often. > * More versatile. > * The 90/3.5 makes a great almost-200m equivalent. > * Don't have to worry about focusing (except for the 90). > * If it gets damaged or stolen, it's not the end of the world. > * Built-in flash for family snaps if necessary, and for fill in the > bright desert. > * Won't have to worry about cleaning the sensor (dust-buster built-in). > > What do you think? There are some genuine trade-offs here, and I really > could go either way. > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]