[LEICA] The Joys of an M

[nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)]

Hi Jeffery,

Yes, the shutter lag with P&S makes street photography (or any other 
kind of photography where you need to react quickly) very difficult. 
This is one of the reasons I never considered digital before I tried a 
friend's DSLR last year and realized that the shortcomings of digital 
that I knew about applied mainly to P&S cameras but had been largely 
solved in the world of DSLRs.

Having said that, I do like the rangefinder style, and if Leica (or 
someone else) comes up with a good digital M at a price I can afford, I 
will take a very hard look at it. The current Epson effort isn't it, 
however.

Nathan

Jeffery Smith wrote:
> Ted and Nathan:
> 
> I have gotten some very good images on my Panasonic Digilux II, but the
> shutter lag is just murder for me for anything spontaneous. Street
> Photography is daunting enough, but the feeling that my camera is not
> responding at all is really disheartening. I could always take Sonny's
> advice and turn much of the automation off, but having auto white
> balance and autofocus is what gives me the good results. That means I
> resort to taking the Pentax dSLR or Olympus dSLR. That means weight.
> Grrr....
> 
> I just received 200 rolls of Agfa from B&H. Let me put a dent in that,
> and I'll get back to digital in between rolls.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> 

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