Re: [Leica] Walks with a Panasonic - Sunday July 6th

[Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>]

May  I also offer and unsolicited comment: The Digilux 1 is quite fast, 
and by turning of white light and other tricks can be made even faster, 
but it will still not respond as quickly to the thrust of a finger as 
an M. Sometimes on Auto, you press the shutter and "nothing" happens 
while the camera "thinks". I stand there pushing and pushing sometimes 
- --- "take the thing, quick!!!" and nothing seems to happen, then the 
flash ignites and you have missed the shot :-(

Could someone list all the things which need to be switched off to 
speed up the Digilux 1 please. I know about white light.

Cheers
On Tuesday, Jul 15, 2003, at 04:40 Australia/Melbourne, GeeBee wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernard Degaute" <bernard.degaute@skynet.be>
>
>> Graham,
>>
>> As ususal, your last pics with the Panasonic are great ones as well as
> those
>> of your PAW or Strangers Gallery. The digital ones seem even better
>> (sharper) on my monitor.
>> Can you tell us how you consider the Panasonic vs the Leica M? Two
> different
>> tools for the same work? The Panasonic, an all-in-one combo? Leica now
> only
>> for B/W + filters? Do you feel in the same mood when you use the 
>> digital
> and
>> the argentic?...
>> TIA for your answer and the next post.
>>
>> Bernard
>>
>> bernard.degaute@skynet.be
>> rue Bernard Hequet, 41
>> B-7973 STAMBRUGES
>> PHONE +(32)(0)69.57.57.33
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>
> Bernard,
>
> Panasonic v Leica M?  Being logical there is no contest for what I use
> cameras for. It has to be the Panasonic or any digital for that matter.
> Immediacy, no scanning, no spotting or cleaning up and passable results
> carry the day. On the down side there is little or no depth of field 
> control
> and in bright weather the LCD screen is all but useless. The colour of 
> the
> sky is not rendered entirely accurately and I also shoot too many pics 
> and
> get less selective.
>
> When I used to print stuff or shoot chromes I could see a difference in
> quality with Leica glass but scanning is a great leveller, at least 
> with my
> HP20 scanner it is, and any quality benefits get wiped out for the web.
>
> With digital I sometimes don't even stop walking, I just raise the 
> camera to
> my eye and shoot on auto. I check the LCD screen and if I can see it 
> then it
> is too light so I re-shoot. It is so easy it almost seems like 
> cheating.
>
> You asked the question so I typed out a few random thoughts. If I 
> weren't
> hooked on Leica I would switch to digital in an instant but I am 
> hooked on
> Leica in a way that defies rationalisation.
>
> --Graham
>
>
>
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Alastair

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