Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Welcome to the D side ! I look forward to hear your experience with producing high quality prints, especially in B&W, on this or any other list. Or are you just going to produce web images ? - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > > Yep but a month ago all these "people" were talking about their > Leica D100's. > At that time there was no interchangeable lensed option other than > putting your Leica R lens on a Canon. (My spell checker gave me cancan n. > An exuberant dance that originated in France, performed by women and > marked by high kicking. [French.] > > At the time it chafed but now i see thier point as there are no other > options and digitally speaking the time is at hand. > > The digital back coming out a year from now is a malaprop. It just does > not compute. > I don't think it will have us furiously building up our R systems until > this supposed Leica second coming digital back. > Even if it were on time it would be too late. Heck if it were released > today it would be just about too late. Especially if they price doesn't > come down. By next year for one grand we'll be getting 8 megabytes with > a 1.4 or 1.3 thing to multiply to get your lens. The Leica digital > option would cost you a decimal point more. > I think they need to hire a few more consultants in the electronic area. > And put in a night shift. And take the Lager out of the cafeteria. > > Has anyone been on shoots where they need both film and digital? So you > have two cameras hanging over your neck? > If so the analog camera could easily be my M6. Why not? I've certainly > nothing against it. That fact that it doesn't measure five separate > areas of brightness and depth and compare this to a vast database of > pictures which would compare closely to this description. No we are not > on an alley in Monaco with a bright streetlight we are in Seattle > instead walking thorough the fish market. But it don't know why. It has > no emotions. The fact my Leica doesn't do this is OK with me. I like > that painted on white circle, that says it all. > > Nikons are very Leicalike. (Especially the F3) > > See Dougs pix on his site and find out!. > > Or my own site. > > But instead of a Coolpix i just might have to go out and order a > Leicalux (whatever) for my pocket pixel grabber. > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > 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