Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digicam Available Light (was: PWIFLIs--Dinner with Parents)
From: "Red Dawn" <reddawn@singnet.com.sg>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:33:05 +0800
References: <ab.30ad9a37.2c6b57a1@aol.com>

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Afterswift@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Digicam Available Light (was: PWIFLIs--Dinner with
Parents)

> As far as the lens speed, whether 1.8 or 2.5, the system seldom selects
the
> max f-stop anyway. Lens speed is so compromised by the zoom that you can
only
> mess things up if you choose A. Maybe if you spend $4Kon a full scale 35mm
type
> digital reflex, you might have some real imput, using standard lenses. I
> wouldn't bet on it. Digital here and now is a different cat. You can't
ride it as
> though it were a thoroughbred, like a Leica M or R. But you can try.
Again,
> this is only one man's opinion.

Hi

i have to respectfuly disagree with most of ur opinions. i've used those
consumer / prosumer digicams before and know very well what they are capable
of. They are no M or R body replacements, true, but not as bad as u have
pronounced them to be. Either u're doing something wrong, or i'm doing
something right with them :)

Also, fyi, full scale 35mm type digital reflexes no longer cost $4k - u can
get a good one under $2k. And from your last 3 sentences, you don't seem to
have used anyone of these digital SLRs before in ur life :)

Boon Hwee

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