[Leica] D700 vs D7000

[leicar at q.com (Aram Langhans)]

Ah, come on Mark.  I did say the D700 is a better camera.  But for me, the 
choice was weight and size.  Now, if you would like to be my camera bearer 
for climbing up to Nevada Falls in Yosemite, or for Angel's Landing in Zion, 
I'll be happy to have you carry the load for my 61 year old knees and back. 
those darn R lenses are heavy, too, so I had to draw the line somewhere. 
The only "dammed dumb" thing, for me, would be to have purchased the D700. 
It would find itself sitting in the car for most of my hikes.  How may great 
high ISO shots could it make inside the trunk?

Just because my choice does not fit your needs does not mean it is dumb.

Aram

> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 204
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Message-ID: <CA6C5C33.133E5%mark at rabinergroup.com>
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> You are putting gorgeous Leica R glass on a cheap cropped camera marketed 
> to
> amateurs and calling it "personal choice".  I think of something else to
> call it. One can do any damned dumb thing and file it under "personal
> choice".
>
> - putting Leica glass designed for full frame on a cropped camera is a 
> real
> enigma especially the Leica glass cost what it cost and they tend to be in
> relation to Canon/Nikon - bloated; the reason being they are taking great
> steps to make sure they are excellent way out to the edges.
>
> If you have great Leica R glass you want to put to good use for sure wait
> for the extra pay checks or whatever to come in and get a full frame 
> camera.
> Preferably a D700 or D3.
> Putting them on a cropped camera at this point is nothing short of
> exasperating.
> -- 
> Mark R.
>
>
>
>> From: Aram Langhans <leicar at q.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:18:13 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Digest, Vol 48, Issue 204
>>
>> Hi Peter.  I bought the D7000 in November and have loved it.  It was
>> replacing a Canon XTi.  As you have noted, the viewfinder is not as good 
>> as
>> a D700, but it is way better than all the other cropped cameras I have 
>> seen,
>> except maybe the Canon 7D (equal).  I have converted a few Leica R lenses 
>> to
>> Nikon mount and they work well. My biggest concern was the viewfinder of 
>> my
>> old Rebel, but the D7000 viewfinder is very usable for my 61 year old 
>> eyes.
>>
>> I opted for it rather than the D700 mainly for size and weight.  I have 
>> no
>> doubt that the D700 is a better body, but it was not that much better 
>> that
>> size/weight did not win out hand down with the D7000.  I can easily get
>> usable photos at ISO 1600.  Not needed to go any higher yet, so I am not
>> sure about 3200.  Easy button placement compared to my Rebel.   If you 
>> are
>> really into telephoto shots (don't think you are), then the crop factor
>> helps a lot.  Less weighty lenses and less expensive lenses, and using 
>> the
>> "sweet spot" of the sensor.  Wide angle is another issue, but solvable. 
>> I
>> did not have any real wide Leica glass, so I have opted for Nikon glass 
>> to
>> get me wide.
>>