Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right. That's why there's the new CV 15/4.5 II on the M8, or the 14-24/2.8 for the D3 if you're so inclined. And the 10-24/3.5-4.5 is pretty good on DX, too. On May 23, 2009, at 4:47 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > And looking at your work, Tina its very evident that a rangefinder > camera > would be the tool of choice. Up close and personal with people of a > variety > of cultures; It would be mine. I'd be shooting with the New 18 on > an M8.2. > > However the severe inadequacies of the Canon glass wides especially > I cant > speak for Henning agrees with you but the vast majority of top pros > are all > using them. > Are they all blind and stupid as are their editors and art directors? > Comparing rangefinder shooting against SLR is one thing; > In the 90s the minute I got my first m6 in never used my Nikons on ny > backdrop again; > But copped format against full 24x36 format is another thing. > Its darned hard to compete with a camera of a format one up from > yours. > And that includes comparing an expensive smaller format camera > against a > cheap larger format camera. > If the cameras got the acreage; it doesn't need thousands dollar > glass and > tremendous build and features. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:23 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] a quick hello >> >> >> That would be me, Mark. My Canon 5D and 1DMII are gathering dust >> since I got my M8s. I much prefer working with a rangefinder. DSLRs >> are big, heavy, and very noticeable. My Canon lenses, even the >> expensive L ones, suffer from Chromatic Aberrations and fringing. I >> don't have those problems with my Leica lenses. I can certainly see >> exchanging a full frame DSLR for an M8 if you're trying to be a fly >> on the wall and photograph without being noticed. >> >> Just my opinion. >> >> Tina >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein