Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html