Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was NEVER pro-Canon. I used Canon when I had to switch to digital for professional reasons. Leica had nothing digital at the time. I hated Canon from the first time I used it and I continue to hate it every time I have to process the files. All of those photos could have been Leica quality if only Leica had come out with a digital camera. Instead, I'm left with the chromatic aberrations, distortions, missed focus of using a DSLR with inferior wide angle lenses. It takes hours more to process a Canon digital file than a Leica one. I still think you get what you pay for and I pay for quality with Leica that I don't get with cheaper systems, at all. Tina On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > Steve Barbour > > On May 25, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > I agree. Just for the record, since I started this thread: so far this > year, I have shot 1723 pictures (actually, I have shot considerably more, > but 1723 is what is left in Lightroom after deleting the ones I did not > think were worth keeping). Of those 1723, the breakdown by camera is: > > Leica M8: 612 > Pentax K5: 404 > Panasonic GF2: 363 > Fuji X100: 320 > iPhone: 13 > Film: 9 > Canon 5D: 2 > > The Canon is not mine, it is just a couple of pictures of me that my > friend Lars sent me. > > So despite my critical remarks about the behaviour of the Leica company, I > still use its products more than any of the other brands. I think I am > fairly typical--Tina may be a Leica-only user, > > Tina is showing us a lot of her more mature images from sources uncertain, > maybe even from her pro-Canon days... > > but I have the impression that most of us use more than one camera system. > I try to pick the right tool for the circumstances. So: > > M8 is the base camera, for everyday use > K5 is for times when I need an SLR (macro, long lens) and for trips where > I expect bad weather and/or having to shoot a lot in poor light > GF2 is for cycling > X100 is for trips when I need to travel ultra-light and for low light > situations. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > 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 May 26, 2013, at 1:01 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > > No the name should stay. Even though I am using the D4 for DSLR needs > more & more, I still use the R8DMR when it is more appropriate, and my M8 > gets daily use. It is unfortunate there is little support for repair of > the DMR, as mine has a motor issue, but still works just fine with manual > advance. I will modify the lenses with LEITAX mounts when it dies > completely. At least I will still be able to my R glass. > > > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:49:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: RG Lewis and Leica M frustrations > > > > So should we change the name of this group or form another one? I'm > still > > a Leica User exclusively and probably will be until I die. > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> On May 25, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> I think Steve has it right. Unless the Mini proves to be a useable > >> camera at an acceptable price, Leica will have truly and finally > abandoned > >> those of us looking for a practical tool in favor of the gifters and > >> collectors. > >> > >> Leica has abandoned the R users, now they sell the M to collectors at a > >> premium, leaving the M users with promises, panting at the door.... > >> In reality, many are in the process of moving on, to fine alternatives, > >> available, and at a fair price. > >> > >> s > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com