Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Take what you know? Peter's had his M8 for a long time and has used it well. The psychology behind this to me is based on this: You own an M8 You go on an important trip. You leave the M8 at home. To me its hard to make that add up. However its not me we're talking about -the crux of the issue is mitigating factors which are quite personal and we are not in the position to understand. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com > From: "T. Mike Fletcher" <tmikefletcher at me.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:16:43 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Which camera to take to Israel? > > Why second guess your self!!!! Take what you know, and things you know > that > work. It's he image that counts not the new and greater body and lens. > Your camera is only a dum tool it can't think. You do the thinking. > Camera > company sure like to tell you if you used the newest black box, you will > be on > the news as a great photographer,right. > On Sep 30, 2010, at 6:07 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> I think if you didn't take the Leica, you would regret it every time >> you looked at your photos. >> Have a great trip. Israel is beautiful. >> >> Tina >> >> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> >> wrote: >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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