Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:19:35 -0700
References: <008601c29bb8$e0f84550$0316fea9@ccasony01>

bdcolen wrote:

>I'd love to have the R's unarguably spectacular viewfinder - it's just
>that the value of that viewfinder is - for me - outweighed by all the
>things it doesn't have,
>
Cheap glass?

> and the things it does have that have been done
>poorly.
>

Pricing?

>
>
>
>
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>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
>rodgersd@fosterfarms.com
>Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:57 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF
>
>
>Randy 
>
>>>I know the R series cameras may not 'feel' like the M series, but my
>>>
>friend
>just bought a Nikon D100 and brought it by to show me.  After holding it
>my R4 with winder and 90 Summicron feels WWWWAAAAYYYYY better!  Guess
>everything is relative.  The D100 feels like a toy.<<
>
>I could live with the fact that most of the new digital cameras feel
>like toys. After all, I suspect most will be outdated long before they
>wear out. But what I really find lacking in most digital SLRs is the
>viewfinder. I have a difficult time paying over $2K for any SLR with a
>viewfinder that's no better than that found in a $100 P&S. 
>
>Maybe the theory behind digital cameras is that you really don't need to
>frame that well. You just need to generate more image files and hope
>that one of them turns out. :-)  
>
>DaveR
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In reply to: Message from "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Reflex vs. RF)