Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Nathan, Thanks for the input. When I was using film, and I settled ultimately for Fuji color neg film and the Ilford chromogenic film for B&W, I had the choice of maybe six cameras to take with me. Now, no darkroom, and anyway, I burnt out on darkroom work, so I'm down to the Nikon toy and the M9. Perhaps in another year, if I survive in good shape, I'll buy something like the Pentax you're happy with. I take it, you consider it to be somewhat rainproof. Cheers, Herb P.S. I really do like your work. >Yes, rain and Leica M8/9 do not mix well, despite some people >experiences. This is one of the main reasons for me to choose the >Pentax on a particular outing--if I am expecting dry weather, and >most of the shooting during decent light, I take the Leica; if I >expect rain and/or awful light conditions, I take the Pentax. The >Leica gives higher image quality, no question, but not when when ISO >6400 is needed. > >Cheers, >Nathan > >Nathan Wajsman >Alicante, Spain >http://www.frozenlight.eu >http://www.greatpix.eu >http://www.nathanfoto.com >PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > >YNWA > > > >On Dec 18, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Herbert Kanner wrote: > > > I also worry about unexpected rain this time of year. Here is how >I will change my behavior at a minor cost in discomfort. When I >don't specifically expect to use the rig, just want to have it with >me I will take a case that I accidentally inherited which is where >the Leica lives at home(cat proof). It is 9.5 inches high, 9.5 >wide, and 5 deep. Has three compartments as well as a thin front >pocket for misc gee gaws such as spare battery. OK. The camera with >35mm lens on it lives in one compartment, The 90mm lives in another, >and a hood for the 35 lives in the third. > > > > > >> I with Sonny and George here. What's the point of spending all this > >> money on a good camera and then worry about cosmetic damage? > >> > >> I will admit that I have other cameras than the M8, and depending on > >> the situation, I take the Fuji X100, or the M8, or the Pentax K5. > >> The choice is certainly never driven by the relative cost of those > >> outfits, rather by the type of shooting I expect to do. > >> > >> And I am an amateur. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> http://www.nathanfoto.com > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> On Dec 17, 2011, at 9:02 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > >> > >> > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Well, that's probably the difference between a professional and > >> an amateur. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > I don't think that professional has anything to do with it, Herb. > If > >> > you've got the right tool in hand, why not use it? > >> > > >> > You are not getting the value you invested for if you leave the M9 at > >> > home. > >> > > >> > Besides, the patina of a well used camera is much more >satisfying than one > >> > that never gets used. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > Sonny > >> > http://sonc.com/look/ > >> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > >> > > >> > USA > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > > > > -- > > Herbert Kanner > > kanner at acm.org > > 650-326-8204 > > > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you.