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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?
From: George Day <george@rdcinteractive.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:52:30 -0800

The EOS-3 is a great value. Fast as hell AF, tough, weather-proofed body,
etc.  The V is the way to go for pro sports people, but the 3 should take
care of everyone else. Wonderful device.  And, yes, very quiet.

on 11/30/01 12:16 PM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote:

> 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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