[Leica] WAS: Canon 30D? NOW: LEICA R8 & MOTOR. ;-)

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

I see folks are discussing the relative weight of camera's, digital and 
otherwise.

But having not had an R8, motor and 280mm lens in hands for a while I have 
to say all those other's are chicken feed for weight. ;-)

Having shot more 20D photographs in the past year or so with Leica lenses 
and Canon, I'd forgotten how hefty an R8 feels when loaded with any number 
of different lenses.

My goodness even the 80 f1.4 makes it a hefty beast.... but dang I sure love 
the feel! As a tension reliever I may just walk around with an R8.... empty 
mind you... and click away just for the exquisite feel in hand. ;-) It may 
be nothing more than a soother to calm me down. ;-)

I note people making complaints about equipment and too much chatter about 
it and not enough Leica stuff. Well there's such an easy way to correct 
this......

A/
Don't complain just bring forward your LEICA comments and keep the chatter 
going about LEICA!

B/
Are you here to only learn how a Leica works, a no brainer topic it's so 
dang easy. Or are you here to learn about PHOTOGRAPHY?  Ok using a Leica. 
However, it's never the camera in hand making for great photographs it's 
always the "photographer" holding it! Canon or leica.

Too many people think because they take any picture with  LEICA it's great! 
Horse pucks! Quite frankly it isn't going to be any better no matter how 
much you paid for your camera.

My suggestion is stop whining about the Canon chatter because after all it 
is about photography, but post your LEICA topics and help keep a greater 
degree of conversation what the site is, The Leica Users Group!

Now take your LEICA whatever model, go take some pictures then you'll have a 
Leica topic to offer! ;-) thank you
ted