Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:16:00 -0500
References: <B82D26A3.3266%george@rdcinteractive.com>

BTW - The much lower-end EOS bodies - such as the new EOS Elan 7, 
certainly don't have anywhere near the features of the EOS 1v, and 
they're on the flimsy side, but they are damn near close to as quiet as 
an M...astoundingly quiet....

George Day wrote:

> That's a dead-on assessment.
> 
> on 11/30/01 11:37 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>A while back there was, in fact, a column at the Digital Journalist
>>website arguing that the Leica M and the Canon EOS were the ideal
>>photojournalist combo - the M for use with wide angles and use in
>>situations where near silence is required, the EOS for use with longer
>>lenses, flash, and for getting in really close - where the Leica lenses
>>won't focus.
>>
>>B. D.
>>
>>
>>
>>John David Emmett wrote:
>>
>>
>>>National Geographic, of course.
>>>
>>>Great photos. A few quotes in the back by photogs. Even some Leicas here
>>>and there.
>>>
>>>I just read the newest NPPA news photographer and thought that I'd
>>>mention that John Lowenstein, magazine photog of the year, is pictured
>>>with a Leica (and a Canon Eos with 70-200 slung over his shoulder.)
>>>
>>>That's the second pro I've seen like that in a week. There was a post
>>>about Frank Johnston's marine photo in Vietnam. A new photo shows
>>>Johnston with a Leica to his eye and a Canon Eos with 70-200 slung over
>>>his shoulder.
>>>
>>>Mark Rabiner is probably pissing his Wheeties as we speak.
>>>
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