Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/11

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Subject: [Leica] Review of Fuji's new X-E1 with zoom lens.
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:12:37 -0500

Your whole photo deal is output defined.
If all you're doing is uploading jpegs which are a few hundred pixies across
then its not really worth it to spend a lot of money on good camera bodies
with larger sensors and glass. You can use a point and shoot with a smaller
sensor than 1.5 or 2x crop. If you are somehow making it so people can
download large files from your work then its up a notch. And Printing brings
out the worst and best about your gear. So if you have a print portfolio,
you hang shows or otherwise you print a lot its worth it to be very
selective about your gear.
And I doubt there's going to be a better way to go then with a Leica M no
number afterward and farily current Leica glass.
Leica S though is going to be a big notch up from that.
Would love to see direct comparisons between the same subject matter shot
with both systems. 
S and M. ( get it!?)
And Leica M against canon and Nikon DSLR'S that everyone else is shooting.

I cant wait to see my first Leica M movie. Shot with Summicrons.
Reminds me of the taste of wild hickory nuts....

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:18:41 -0800
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Review of Fuji's new X-E1 with zoom lens.
> 
> We should bring our Leicas and Fuji's to the burning and then compare 
> prints!!
> 
> Bob Adler
> 
> On Nov 11, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
> 
>> You are a heretic, to be burned at the stake.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan (who owns an M8 and an X100)
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 11, 2012, at 7:24 PM, jon.streeter wrote:
>> 
>>> Is this why X100 images compare favorably with those from digital M when
>>> seen on line, or is it because images viewed on line really can't be 
>>> seen in
>>> enough detail to-be judged?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>>> 
>>> ----- Reply message -----
>>> From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: [Leica] Review of Fuji's new X-E1 with zoom lens.
>>> Date: Sun, Nov 11, 2012 10:12 am
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mark.  Back in film days, the Leica quality was always with the lens.  
>>> All
>>> cameras could shoot the same film and vary the exposure the same way.  
>>> The
>>> lenses made the difference.
>>> 
>>> Now, with digital, there is one more variable between cameras.  The 
>>> sensor
>>> and firmware replace the universally available film.  Leica has to get 
>>> that
>>> part at least as good as the competition for the lenses to make the
>>> difference again.  Hope they can do it with the M and CMOS.  They are
>>> competing with the big boys who have big bucks and lots of years of
>>> experience.
>>> 
>>> Aram
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> On 11 Nov, 2012, at 00:47, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I don't think any of them will really come close though.
>>>>> They'll be smaller and lighter then an M. But the image quality will 
>>>>> of >>
>>>>> the
>>>>> M will be plainly visible.
>>>>> Glaringly visible up from an APS- C camera.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>>> Photography
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Review of Fuji's new X-E1 with zoom lens.)
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