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Subject: [Leica] High ISOs Comparison
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Sat Dec 9 08:00:08 2006
References: <120920061514.3530.457AD2D600073ADC00000DCA219791299503010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

That's what happens when we have too many choices to make. ;-)

grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

>Walt,
>
>Well one of the reasons the F3 sits idle is that I use Leica R cameras 
>along with my Ms these days.  Even the D200 is second choice except when I 
>want to shoot digital.
>
>Gene
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>-------------- Original message from Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com>: 
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>>Gene 
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>>I've a great idea. If I run across a Nikkormat we can make a swap for 
>>your dusty F3. :-) I missed a heck of an image years back because I 
>>was carrying two different bodies. An F3 and a Nikkormat. Since I always 
>>work by feel what I carry must feel the same. Actually, the Nikkormats 
>>were fine cameras and much better than the plastic throwaway stuff made 
>>today. 
>>
>>Walt 
>>
>>
>>grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
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>>>Walt I had 2 Nikkormats over the years and loved both. However they are 
>>>no 
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>>longer supported by Nikon or any other repair facility I have been able to 
>>find, 
>>so when they fail they are good only as paper weights. My F3 sits and 
>>collects 
>>dust, well it really sits in a spare camera bag upstairs unused. 
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>>>gene 
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>>>-------------- Original message from Walt Johnson : 
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>>>>I was making a comparison based upon spending a few hundred dollars or 
>>>>5000 Reichmarks and then looking at the results. Personally, I hate the 
>>>>Nikkormats but have a near new F3, 24,35,50 1.4, 55 2.8, 100 2.8 
>>>>(Vivitar) and a 200 f4. (just looked in a drawer and found a Tamron 
>>>>19-35 and a Tokina doubler) I think I have too much unused junk and 
>>>>since this is Friday, I'm open for offers. :-) 
>>>>
>>>>Keep shooting but watch out for sunspots 
>>>>
>>>>Walt 
>>>>
>>>>Douglas Herr wrote: 
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>>>>>On Dec 7, 2006, at 5:16 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: 
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>>>>>>What if the Nikkormat with a 50mm f2.0 provided a better finished 
>>>>>>product than your M8? 
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>>>>>I don't see why someone who is interested in a digital rangefinder 
>>>>>would care how a film SLR of any vintage or capabilities compares. A 
>>>>>more logical comparison would be a film SLR and a digital SLR and in 
>>>>>this comparison for me from viewing prints the digital SLR (DMR in my 
>>>>>case) has pretty much replaced the film SLR at ISO 400 and above. BTW 
>>>>>I do have a recently-CLA'd Nikkormat FTN with 50mm f/2 lens (also 50mm 
>>>>>f/1.4 AIS, 55mm f/2.8, 200mm f/4 and 300mm f/4.5 ED non-IF). 
>>>>>
>>>>>Doug Herr 
>>>>>Birdman of Sacramento 
>>>>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com 
>>>>>
>>>>>
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