Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] D700
From: richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:19:06 -0700
References: <AANLkTi=yiYoX0yDEACeK2w+EZ8qFQu_Gj1a6GRjuaU3y@mail.gmail.com> <C8EBC754.5907%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20101026001801.5d459382@linux-ujdg.site>

That's just a sensible thing to say :-)


On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Phil <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Why should anyone care what someone else uses? It's a choice for each
> person. Let everyone make their own choices, whatever they may be,
> respect them for that choice, whatever it is and get on with life.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:46:28 -0400
> Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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Replies: Reply from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil) ([Leica] D700)
In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] D700)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] D700)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil) ([Leica] D700)