[Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera

[Sonny Carter]

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.
>
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