Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1/23/02 at 11:42 AM, feli@d2.com (Feliciano di Giorgio) thoughtfully wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > Ok, does anyone here use a D1 for a living? I'm interested, because I > have yet to see a realtime digital camera that has anywhere near the > capture lattitude of film. Down here we tested a certain highend digital > motion picture camera and found it basicly to be a fancy HDTV camera and > no competition for film. You don't go to many sporting events or press events where the world is littered with them. The D30 isn't in the same class, however. Taking a photo in moderately low-light is interesting. <photographer pushes shutter button> Camera: okay, let's make an exposure here - lens get cracking Lens: huh? Camera: hey I have the exposure set I'm ready to trip the shutter lets get a little focus action okay? Lens: oh, wait, yeah (flexes its little servoes) stretches, yawns, it's still DARK Camera: I'm WAITING.... Lens: hey toss on the preview light will you - I can't find an edge out there Camera: why didn't you ask ealier...THERE Lens: ack! too bright, too bright turn it off turn it off Camera: (rolling eyes) okay okay....now? Lens: now I can't see anything turn it on... Camera: hey I don't want to be pushy but it's over a second here and the pressure on the shutter button is starting to get a bit...FIRM...you know? Lens: well yeah, I have noticed, starting to shake too and so I'm having to compensate for that while I try to focus... Camera: if it isn't TOO much problem could we get on with it? Lens: oh geesh the field of view is changing rapidly, seems to be spinning... Camera: finger is off the shutter button....I think we're airborne..... <frustrated photographer tosses camera against the wall, grabs an R8, focuses manually and takes the darn picture> No actual cameras were hurt in this production although I've had the experience of wanting to hurl the damn D30 against a wall while it's autofocus makes up its mind. The D1 is VERY VERY fast based on my experience earlier this month in a camera store and handled the low light situation very well. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html