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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:44:44 -0700
References: <B82D318E.3273%george@rdcinteractive.com> <3C07F698.7000606@earthlink.net>

what happened to those EOS' that that didn't have a flapping mirror? And
thus where darned silent?

Tim A

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?


> Not to argue, George - But while the EOSIII is a wonderful camera, it is
> a noisy bear. I ended up getting the Nikon F100 because it is
> considerably quieter. The EOS III features what I would call the Canon
> Whine...which is not a vintage anyone wants who is trying to be
> unobtrusive....
>
> B. D.
>
> George Day wrote:
>
> > 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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