Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder why it is that 99.9999% of photographers out there are using Canon Nikon and about 3 of them are going to invest in an unknown entity from a non camera company like this Sony system to do their work? Walkman Home Audio Televisions These are known Sony entities. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:58:59 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 > > Gene, > > Then they didn't have a 900. Look for one. It's built like a tank, > with magnesium alloy body and rubber weather seals and gaskets, unlike > most of the others in the alpha series. A little noisy, but no worse > than a D300. And you can use R glass with an adapter, I used my old > 400 5.6 on it's shoulder stock today, and of course there's the Zeiss > glass if you can afford it. A little noisy (photo-wise) at higher > ISOs, but the noise is more like film grain, not objectionable at all > to me. The kicker for me, besides the wonderful finder and the > resolution, was always having IS, built in, which was extremely > helpful with the 400. Imagine a circa 1968 Leica Telyt with IS. (As > you can tell I really love this camera.) ;-) > > Jim Laird > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:45 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >> Jim, >> >> No, it has been a year and a half since I looked at a Sony DSLR, no >> dealers >> in this area. ?The finders of those I looked at were not equal to the R8. >> ?Going to Texas in December, I will see if I can try one then. >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 3:59:44 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 >> >> Gene, >> >> Have you looked at the Sony A900? Extremely good 24 mp sensor with an >> astoundingly good viewfinder which reminds me of the great finders on >> the Nikon F et al/Leica SL and SL2. Great camera although not cheap, >> except by Leica standards. ;-) >> >> Jim Laird >> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:55 PM, ?<grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >>> Already tried Canon with R glass and was underwhelmed. ?Don't care for >>> Sony >>> DSLRs, even less as I don't care for canon DSLRs. ?I'll take DMR with R >>> glass anyway over the alternatives. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 1:20:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D700 >>> >>> Some guy on the GETDIP showed some pictures with a 900+ Leica R glass. Of >>> course they are only web JPG so you can't really tell, but they look good >>> and the person likes the combo. >>> >>> Someone should really compare these combos (DMR vs. A900+R vs. Canikon + >>> R) >>> for the poor suffering R glass users :-) >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:16 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: >>> >>>>> I was thinking more like a Sony A900 with some Zeiss primes . . . >>>>> actually . . . >>>>> >>>>> Marty >>>> >>>> Has anyone tried the Sony especially with re-mounted leica glass? I'm >>>> tempted, but there are quite a few "downsides" etc to consider. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> alastair >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >>> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>> [ 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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