Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]2009-12-27-18:07:46 Kyle Cassidy: > * Some sort of Leica-like camera system -- I yearn for the days when my > whole kit fit in a small bag. I'd coveted an R-D1 for a while but I think > the micro 4:3's have killed that desire. So pony up for a damn' M9. It's a very good camera. > My thoughts now are: > > Lumix GF1 w/ the pancake lens: > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicGF1/ ($1000) I played around with a rented GH1 (pretty similar, but a bit bulkier and does video particularly well) and thought the image quality was... perfectly okay. I was interested in how practical using Leica M glass on it was, and while it worked nicely for still subjects, I didn't find the EVF manual focusing practical for anything which might move around, like you know, PEOPLE. Using a rented one for a week got the idea out of my system, at a far more reasonable cost than buying the thing. Of course, you're planning to use the above camera with a lens it's actually meant to use... > Leica X1: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/LeicaX1/ (~$1000) No idea if it's as responsive as one would hope, but this is the camera I'd expect might bring back pictures good enough that you wouldn't slap yourself on the head for not having brought a better camera along, if you got a particular "keeper" image. Except... just get an M9. > * Case of Laphroag for "inspiration" (who am I kidding x2) Nurse one bottle, and... get an M9.