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

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Subject: [Leica] EOS Leica
From: "James Mason, Arctic Sounder" <sounder@otz.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:26:58 -0900
References: <B82D318E.3273%george@rdcinteractive.com> <3C07F698.7000606@earthlink.net> <00b301c179e8$39886c20$90466cd8@gov.nt.ca>

I'd like to see a camera with an EOS rangefinder body that uses Leica 
lenses...for 90% of what I do, I don't need a reflex.



>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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In reply to: Message from George Day <george@rdcinteractive.com> (Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?)
Message from "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Which Photo magazines are good?)