Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While there is much truth in your observations about the advantages of Leica M, Jim, I think you may find that the more you use the 10D the better your work with it will be - the more Leica-like it will become. The Olympus E-20 I am using is nowhere near the camera the 10D is, but I am finding that the more I use it, the more comfortable I become with it, the better I get with it. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Laurel Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:44 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica vs. Digital: Our divided loyalties The benefits of the M rangefinders and their lenses are many, not just sharpness as your comment below implies. In fact, I rarely use an M on a tripod. Doing so misses the point of the camera. So, where do you see the benefit of that M glass? For me, it's being able to use a lens wide open knowing that, if I focus accurately, I'll get a usable image. Add to that very good flare resistance and low vibration allowing you to shoot at slower shutter speeds and you soon realize that the existing light abilities of this system are considerable. Nothing like it exists in the digital world. In fact, the capabilities of these little cameras allow you to capture images that are extremely difficult to get with any other device. This is why I sound so frustrated in my posts about the Canon 10D. I want the convenience of digital, but I am not yet able to reproduce the types of images which seem to come so naturally when using the M. - --Jim Laurel Adam Bridge wrote: > I think most of use seldom use more than what digital gives us. Do you > put your > M on a tripod to shoot or only shoot at 1/1000th? If you don't are you REALLY > getting the full benefit of that Leica glass? I don't think we do, I > think we > slip into the domain of digital imaging simply by hand holding and shooting at > slower shutter speeds, so we never capture what we might otherwise achieve. - -- 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