Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] Waiting Room
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Tue Jul 22 12:13:39 2008
References: <200807190057.m6J0vlU9090831@server1.waverley.reid.org> <70B56DCB-BCA4-4B59-BB56-2226FF137F78@mindspring.com> <45D70669-43BC-49B6-85A1-1F9AB55FD5A6@mac.com> <3D45DA91-0C36-4D8D-90DF-531FAAB20ADD@frozenlight.eu>

what happened to the GRD?
That camera seems to call to me most

(I have owned and used Contax T, T3 and Ricoh GR1v)

Eric

On 7/22/08, Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> Like George, I too must have a camera on me at all times, and like he, I
> have gone through a series of P&S for those situations where carrying even 
> a
> Leica M was too much. Canon G6, Ricoh GR1 in my film days and GRD later, 
> and
> so on. In most cases, my experience was like George's. Now the Oly E420 
> with
> the 25mm pancake plays that role in my outfit, and it has the added useful
> function of serving as a backup to my E3.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
> Books:
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:
>
>
> > I'm never without a camera.
> > I would rather carry it without ever using it; than to "see" a photograph
> and not be able to capture it; which i find the most frustrating of
> experiences.
> > For a number of years I tried various point and shoot cameras in my
> pocket.
> > Then I'd look at the negatives under a loupe or the digital files on the
> computer and end up thinking, "you may as well as never made that 
> exposure."
> The quality just wasn't there.
> > The one exception - the Olympus XA - sweetest pocket camera ever made.
> > A close second was the Contax T - but it had some shutter reliability
> issues.
> > After all were tried and found lacking - the Leica M remains the 
> > smallest,
> reliable, precision tool to carry and which is, with proper technique, also
> capable of extraordinary image quality (for me - YMMV).
> >
> > I have no doubt that I'd fall in love with a IIIF - simply an affair I
> choose not pursue.
> >
> > Fond regards,
> > George
> >
> > george@imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 18, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Ric Carter wrote:
> >
> >
> > > The two pastimes that always stay with me no matter the situation or
> location are birding and photography. You can do the former without
> binoculars, but you've got to have the camera to take photos. Seeing a shot
> is just not as satisfying without a photo to share.
> > >
> >
> >
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Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Waiting Room)
In reply to: Message from rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark) ([Leica] Waiting Room)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Waiting Room)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Waiting Room)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Waiting Room)