[Leica] Leica SL: Worst Camera of the Year?

[Eddy Willems]

Dr. Ted when you went on a trip what gear take you with you
Lieca and Hasselblad gear
and how did you packed it all
you always travelled with a car?
best regards

Op 13/01/16 om 20:51 schreef Ted Grant:
> Hi Bill,
> Sorry friend Bill, not sure how you should be disappointed in my comments on
> the Hassie! I used 2, 500c's and a SWC SIMPLY BECAUSE ????
>
> 1/ ... they are great cameras and never ever failed me at any time. The
> square format was simply there as part of the camera, so one learned to see
> in a general sense of square seeing. :-)  Then cropping if and when
> necessary.
> I also had my LEICA gear at the same time and quite often shot one day all
> Leica. Next Hasselblad. And did so without a thought.
>
> Sometimes the camera of choice for the day influenced how I viewed the world
> and subjects shot. But it wasn't a thought process, it just flowed along
> with the feel of camera and lens in use, it was still "SEE! -- CLICK!"  :-)
> CHEERS,
> Dr. ted  :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Bill Pearce
> Sent: January-13-16 11:10 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica SL: Worst Camera of the Year?
>
> Ah, this is depressing. For the first time Dr. Ted has disappointed me. I
> found the square format to be at the least interesting and at best superb.
> For the first year or so of 'blad ownership, I shot only for horizontal or
> vertical crops, and since most of what I shot was not for standard
> dimensions, it worked really well. Better to crop a nearly square part or a
> long narrow part out of 2 1/4 than 35. But after time, as I used it more and
>
> more for shooting for myself, I got to respect and understand the square,
> and some of my best stuff was printed full frame. And, in Dr. Teds's case,
> you can teach an old dog new tricks.
>
> AS for the rebadged Sony's, just silly. Although I could be interested in a
> fine hardwood grip for the 500CM or 500ELX.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Man
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:38 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica SL: Worst Camera of the Year?
>
> Indeed, those joke cameras were rebadged Sony digital cameras, sold for
> 7x-10x the prices, with the added wood grip and other non-sense features.
> At least it appears that the current Hasselblad corporate owner is no
> longer pursuing that brain-dead strategy.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi Crew,
>> There wasn't, nor is there anything wrong with a Hasselblad if you are
>> using
>> the 2 1/4 120 film cameras. During part of my Leica life I also used 3
>> Hasselblad cameras when shooting for some clients and magazines. As the
>> Photo editor or the art directors called the shot on acceptable film size!
>> ERGO? If you wanted to do assignments for  their magazine you worked with
>> their size.
>> Now maybe what you lads are talking about is some "Mickey Mouse?" China
>> made
>> 35mm size badged Hasselblad that could well be a piece of copy-cat junk?
>>
>> But there isn't anything wrong, nor was there anything with a 2 1/4 120
>> film
>> size Hassie as they were a wonderful machine to work with. Only the odd
>> time
>> the 2 1/4  Sq.format was a bit of a pain in the ass!
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Ken Carney
>> Sent: January-12-16 4:59 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica SL: Worst Camera of the Year?
>>
>> I thought Hasselblad's were good cameras? Used by the astronauts and all
>> that?
>>
>> On 1/12/2016 11:03 AM, Robert Baron wrote:
>> http://photorumors.com/2016/01/11/2015-worst-camera-of-the-year-vote-now/
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