Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica R8 vs. Nikon D1x
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:32:52 -0500

Come on, Feli, ask that question of someone who day in and day out depends
upon digital cameras such as the D1, Canon D30, etc., to make a living- not
a dealer who depends upon the sale of Leica products to make a living.

BTW - I'll go further than I did in my last post - I think that posts such
as Nigel's - i.e. sales pitches from dealers...as distinct from Friday
listings of items for sale - should be banned from the LUG. And I understand
that that is Brian's prerogative.

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Feliciano
di Giorgio
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:57 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R8 vs. Nikon D1x


How did the D1 deal with the dark stage and hot lights? Any detail in
there?

feli



Nigel wrote:
>
> Hi guys!
>
> Just wanted to pass on my experience from last week.  I had a job to
> shoot at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip last thursday and took a
> Nikon D1x with a 17-35mm AFS and an SB28D flash, I borrowed the outfit
> from Nikon (thank you).  I also took my Chrome R8 w/Motor Drive, 80mm
> f/1.4 and 19mm f/2.8.  The D1x was great, so fast & acurate and being
> able to flip back and forth between "shoot" and "playback" just to make
> sure I had the shot was amazing, I was able to keep or delete as I went
> along, what a treat!  Having said that...every time I picked up the R8 I
> felt I was using a "real" camera and it really felt so much better!  I
> can see how most of the pros are going with D1's & 1D's just because of
> speed and convenience, but the Leica R8 is still head and shoulders
> above all of that with regards to the pure enjoyment of actually taking
> photographs.
>
> Nigel @ Beverly Hills Camera Centre
>
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Replies: Reply from Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com> (Re: [Leica] Leica R8 vs. Nikon D1x)
Reply from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Leica R8 vs. Nikon D1x)