Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried the fujis? Small yet not pocketable, good lenses, some of them fast (23mm & 35mm 1.4 plus some fabulous 2.8 zooms). AF is not the best but remains workable. And their gist is the traditional control dials and buttons. I hardly ever get into the menus as a result. I love ours for that. Amities Philippe > Le 1 janv. 2020 ? 01:11, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > ?crit : > > Thanks, Don. I may look at Sony next but what I have heard about their > control menus has kept me at bay: I am an old codger and what I always > liked about my Leicas was their simplicity.....aperture, shutter speed and > ISO (formerly ASA) were basically all you needed to worry about setting and > they were easy to do. Then I bought an Olympus OMD-whatever it was and I > never could remember how it worked. I understand Sonys are worse.....but > maybe I need to stop in at our remaining local camera store and take a > look. > > Regards, > > --Bob > > > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 5:33 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> I always enjoy your furred family portraits. If you are looking for a >> small camera try one of the Sony's, for full frame an A7III possibly. >> There are a lot of small primes available for not a lot and if you feel >> adventurous your Leitz lenses adapt will especially if you zone focus with >> the wider focal length ranges. >> >> Please have a merry new year. >> >> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 3:01 PM Robert Baron via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >>> Due to (mostly) age related physical infirmities I'm experimenting with >>> smaller, lighter, less expensive autofocus gear. Last week I rented a >>> Nikon Z50 with the two lens kit from lensrentals.com. Here are three >> dog >>> shots: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/Dogs/W_DSC_0116c1Jackie.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/Dogs/W_DSC_0100c1GradyForest.jpg.html >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/Dogs/W_DSC_0106c1Molly.jpg.html >>> >>> I'm not fully convinced it's the camera for me....not full frame yet not >>> pocketable.....the two lenses are very slow....the autofocus is therefore >>> iffy....but I do like the Kodachrome colors that Nikons produce (thanks, >>> Paul Simon): >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_DSC_0157c1Church.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_DSC_0146PennSqMall.jpg.html >>> >>> c&c always welcome. >>> >>> Happy New Year, >>> >>> --Bob >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.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