Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 27, 2010, at 10:20 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > Me three, in Iowa. I used to use Nikon, a hard core Nikon person. Back > in the 80's I noticed a drop in quality and ended up with Leica R, I just > could not bring myself to use Canon, as their stuff just did not even > measure up to Nikon. And as Tina has said, the Canon stuff just does not > measure up to Leica R or M. Although, I do think she does like the 85/1.2 > lens. ;-) I, like Doug now use the R8 with DMR, and I also use M cameras > and lenses. > > Everyone has their own preferences, some on here also like and use > Olympus, Pentax, Canon, Nikon, and Sony etc. And that is just fine, > whatever floats your boat, we welcome photos from all here, even though it > is a Leica group. And yes, since it is a Leica Group, we will from time > to time defend it as the best, some people more than others. > > Now, as Dr. Ted would say, Stop wasting our time arguing about the > insignificant crap and start shooting photos to share. are you just talking to yourself, or does that apply to all of us? :-) Steve > > Cheers, > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron at concentric.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 9:45:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Zeiss Wide Angle 35mm f/2 Biogon T* ZM > > ==On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Doug Herr > <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: >> Jan Decher wrote: >> >>> The whole thing with Leica Germany being so much better than anything >>> made >>> in Japan is really bogus. >> >> If stated simply as 'county of origin' then I agree. Optical and >> mechanical design and manufacturing QC are what matter, not the culture >> or currency or language of the people making them. One of the best >> 80-200mm f/4 zoom lenses ever made was the Leica Vario-Elmar, made in >> Japan to Leica's specs and with Leica's QC. >> >>> And then this whole hoax with the compeletely unaffordable S2 and >>> abolishing >>> the entire R line that many here came to love and rely on! >> >> There's a reason many of us came to rely on the R system, and it's not >> because of the language of the people making them. They produce the >> results we want, results we weren't getting with other camera systems. >> All the other camera systems are either made in Japan or made for >> Japanese companies in lower-cost countries so when typing fingers are >> getting tired it's often convenient to lump the other makers together as >> 'Japan'. It's not the countries we're comparing, its the design, QC and >> target markets of the products' manufacturers. It's unfortunate that the >> comparison can devolve so easily into Japan vs. Germany, but at its root >> that's not what it is. >> >> Doug Herr >> Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > > +1 > > I'm with Doug. > > Except he's in California and I'm in Oklahoma. > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information