[Leica] I'm A Nikon Shooter Again

[Ken Iisaka]

Well, the cost, yes... It's a Leica, after all.

However, the bodies themselves are not that different in size or weight.
The 24-90 SL is of course enormous compared to the 24-70/4 Nikon Z lens,
but a more comparable 24-70/2.8 Nikon F lens with an adapter isn't much
smaller or lighter than SL either.

In the end, I bought an SL because it fit my hands much better, and I found
that the weight of the 24-90 and 50mm Summilux actually helped stabilize
the camera, compared to the lightweight Olympus Pen-F I've used for a
couple of years now.

Well, then it got stolen less than a month after I got it. Looks like
insurance is cover most of the replacement cost, however. Haven't yet
decided whether to replace the stolen SL with another, or go with a more
surreptitious camera...


On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 14:05, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Thanks!
>
> Size and cost;  cost and size.  ;-)
>
> The Z6 is comfortable for me.  (I've never seen an SL much less held one.)
>
> --Bob
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 2:26 PM Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote:
>
> > A nice shot!
> >
> > Reasons for choosing a Z6 over an SL? I personally found Z6/7 to be too
> > uncomfortable and insecure to hold. I could hold an SL much more
> securely.
> >
> > On Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 16:40, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > As some of you know, I was recently diagnosed with a complete rotator
> > cuff
> > > tear in my right (dominant) arm.  This makes holding and focusing a
> Leica
> > > rangefinder extremely painful and difficult  so to lighten my load I
> sold
> > > my Leica gear and for the time being bought a Nikon Z6 mirrorless with
> > its
> > > kit lens.
> > >
> > > We are keeping the OKCLUG open and active and when co-president Ken
> > Carney
> > > visited my office recently he took this photo of me with the Z6.  I've
> > > processed it in LightRoom and Topaz Labs AI Clear.  And maybe
> > > SilverEfexPro2 as well; I sometimes forget.
> > >
> > > I thought the image looks best in B&W and in any event didn't want
> Uncle
> > > Doctor Ted to think I was no longer a real photographer.  <vbg>
> > >
> > > C&C always welcome.
> > >
> > > --Bob
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_DSC_0243_EET_BobOfficeBW.jpg.html
> > >
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Ken Iisaka
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