Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By the way I'd be happy with the M8. I'd still use my G1 once in a while to use other lenses whose effects I like; particulary Minolta for which there is simply no other way of getting digital output than mFT... or MfT or Mft or the Sultan and the Mufti. Whatever it's called. So I have a question but you know what I think I'll start a new thread. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>wrote: > > On Mar 23, 2010, at 6:59 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > >> Nathan - > >> > >> I can understand your reasoning, but for 99.9% of the photographers I > know, > >> the M9 with its lenses is a light-weight system! Try carrying around > any of > >> the Nikon or Canon DSLR pro cameras with their lenses! It's weird to > think > >> of the Leica M as being the heavy choice! I can't imagine liking the > >> viewfinder on the GF-1. > >> > >> Tina > >> > > You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him/her drink. > > Like most people I'd commit three felonies and a misdemeanor to be in a > > place like London for a week shooting my Leica M9 with my Leica glass. > > I don't know what you can say to the mindset of sombody who buys an M9 > for > > seven grand and then leaves it at home to go to London and shoot with > > plastic gadget camera that people who don't have seven grand get to > smooth > > things over with and not very well. > > Its just and astounding move which kind of leaves you with your mouth > > hanging open. > > Weight : 585 grams vs. 315 grams that's a real reason to not drag around > > that awkward heavy Leica M9 a camera which is way smaller than your > > standard serious photographic choice; a 5D or a D3 or D700 which way > around > > 1000 grams. Twice an M9. > > > > At the bottom of your camrea bag is where you find a plastic camera like > > that for backup. Its a common way of working. You pull it out when > > "photographers" are not wanted but everybody is taking pictures. > > The Lumix is $8,349 cheaper than the Leica!! > > You'd be saving money if you hadn't already bought the Leica. > > That just makes using a plastic 4/3's camera in such an amazing > photographic > > opportunity... AMAZING! > > hi Rabs... > > While all that may be true, it's simply mental masturbation. You need to > buy an M9 or a Lumix, or both, and use them. This will substitute > adequately > for your need to comment on every one else's practices. > > makes sense doesn't it? > > > Steve > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >