Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never had any loss of sharpness from mirror slap, and I can handhold the OM-4T down to 1/15 of a second, same as I can with my Leicas. I like the way the OM lenses render too. I used Nikon a long time, and the tonal rendering from their lenses is harsh. I think Leica RF and Olympus SLR compliment each other well. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 12/2/12 8:56 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >The big advantage to the rangefinders is no mirror slapping up, making >noise and shaking the camera. The little "snik" that you get with a >rangefinder is not noticeable in most situations if you time it right and >I >can hand-hold a rangefinder at much slower speeds than an SLR. To each >his >own, though! > >Tina > >On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Chris Crawford ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com >> wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> I shot natural light work like that too, using Olympus OM system gear. >> Three OM-4T bodies and a big collection of lenses. They worked >> magnificently, were small and very light, and very reliable. I have two >> Leica M6 bodies now, which I also love, but the Leica bodies are BIGGER >> than the OM-4T, although the RF lenses are smaller than equivilent SLR >> lenses. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 12/2/12 7:50 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >> >Thanks, Jon. You hit it exactly right. I can sit in a corner with my >> >Leica rangefinders, using natural light, and be forgotten in a few >>hours. >> > I can't imagine carrying huge, honking SLRs over many miles of >>mountains >> >and through rivers and in canoes for days. My knees would have worn >>out >> >in >> >10 years instead of 20! >> > >> >Leicas have been the perfect cameras for my work. >> > >> >Tina >> > >> >On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:03 PM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Tina's choice of Leica seems natural and insightful taking her >>marvelous >> >> body of work into account. I can hardly imagine her, with the >>subjects >> >>I'm >> >> now familiar with, being there toting about a Whammoflex. >> >> -- >> >> >> >Tina Manley, ASMP >> >www.tinamanley.com >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> >> > > >-- >Tina Manley, ASMP >www.tinamanley.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information