Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you're trying to keep a thatched roof cottage warm and dry in County Wicklow, an AGA beats a Kenmore, and you can cook a batch of beans at the same time. ;-) On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > I look at Leica as I would an Aga oven: if you know it, love it, and accept > its quirks there's nothing like it. If not, a Viking or a Kenmore is a much > better, logical choice. > On Nov 17, 2014 3:02 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I dunno, Jeff. Tilty back screen has lots going for it when you get > creeky > > in the knees. Just sayin' > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:32 PM, kyle cassidy on the lug > > > <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > A very interesting point-by-point comparison on choosing between a > > Leica > > > and other cameras for professional work: > > > > > > > > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/how-to-choose-the-right-camera3.jpg > > > > > > Silly Kyle. > > > > > > The GX7 was released in 2013 or so. The appropriate Leica to compare > > > it with is the M (240), which entirely outclasses it except, I guess, > > > for smallness. > > > > > > The M240 definitely has cleaner low-light performance than any > > > micro-4/3s camera I've used (or indeed than the Canon 5D Mark II I got > > > to stop using when I got the M240). And it has live view for those > > > times you want it to act like an SLR for, say, bolting it on a tripod > > > and shooting setups with a macro lens and focusing by a magnified view > > > of the actual pixels. > > > > > > WiFi? Tilty back screen? Those I can live without. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > 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 > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA