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

[Tina Manley]

A stove.  The big red thing in this photo is an Aga:

http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/131685880

Tina

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
wrote:

> What's an Aga? A Viking? A Kenmore? Digital users want to know ;-)
> Amitiés
> Philippe
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>
>
> Le 17 nov. 14 à 21:33, Jim Shulman a écrit :
>
>
>  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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>>>
>>> Sonny
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