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

[Sonny Carter]

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.
> > >
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> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> > Sonny
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA