Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Terry, The AF SLR experience is IMHO so far removed from the M6/M3 photographic experience that only you can make the decision. These are two different photographic worlds, more than just two different sets of tools. Your brain must morph from one to the other, visualization changes, personal/subject interaction changes. Just different with a noisy beast in your hand as compared to a quiet, unobtrusive often not taken seriously M series. Regards, Roger - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Sham" <tsham@netvigator.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 9:14 AM Subject: [Leica] AF SLR for Leica Users > I am a user of Leica M. I would like to buy a AF SLR recently because of the > needs for shooting children, quick portraits amd fashion shows. I am > considering F5, EOS-1V, Maxxum 9, Contax N1 and Pentax 645N. Which one do > you prefer? Which one is best suiting the taste of Leica user of both > optical and mechanical qualities. I know each system has its own advantage > over others, but it is a really a difficult decision. Here is my comment of > those system: > > Nikon = Wonderful built quality, but I don't like the pictures taken by > Nikkors because of the cool colour and too sharp. > > Canon = Wonderful AF speed, large range of lenses, wonderful IS technology, > but poor built quality. > > Minolta = Good optical quality, but slow AF speed and no digital body. > > Contax = Best optical quality, but no flagship body. I also need some lenses > like 16mm fisheye, 28mm PC and 300mm F2.8. > > Pentax = Large film advantage, but I don't know that is it convenient to > use? > > Thanks for your advice! > > Terry Sham >