[Leica] a quick hello

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

>From what I could gather Canon lost a bunch of users to Nikon with the D3 or
they at least got that body I know a few guys who use both. The camera was
and is nothing less than a sensation.
The D3x, Frank, really has their attention as the specs I think are more
mouth watering at this point than their super body at this point and some
people always want to have the latest and greatest thing. Which is why they
switched to canon from nikon in the first place first it was the shift
lenses then it was the faster AF. Lastly the larger sensor size.
Canon will no doubt leapfrog nikon on the super camera D3 thing the things
no doubt already been used and is poised for manufacturing.

I always liked Olympus film cameras other than Nikon.
My favorite system is my Hasselblad system, followed by Leica. Then Nikon.
But because of the digital thing I need to be using my Nikons now more than
the others.

The super camera to wipe all others off the face of the earth is the Leica
S.

Love my Rolleiflex.
It exists.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 08:25:43 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] a quick hello
> 
> Hi Mark,
>   I have used Canon wide angle lenses. 16-35 f2.8 and 24 f1.4. They
> are not -bad- but the Leica lenses are quite noticeably better in
> large prints, as are the "Voigtlander" wides.
> As you say, many top pros use Canon, particularly in my business. I
> suspect that if your main "weapon" is a 600mm f4 lens, having WA
> lenses in the bag for the body you have chosen makes more sense than
> carrying a different camera!
> Interestingly, although Canon users have outnumbered Nikon about 50:1
> for years there has been a drift back to Nikon. (Nikon lost the
> majority in the 80s). I was teasing one of my old friends, a 30 year
> Canon user, who had changed. He said he had too many problems with the
> Mk3 pro Canon bodies, there was a buzz in the photographer's area
> about the Nikon D3, he tried it and was so pleased with the body that
> he changed system completely. He had been a Canon photographer for 30
> years (their long lenses are spectacular I think) even used in their
> publicity.
> If you are interested in this type of photography: