Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This guy did, but with an Olympus P&S. I don't know about the Magnum part. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844 Jeffery On Sep 14, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Richard Man wrote: > I don't see them shooting for Magnum going into the war zone of > Afghanistan. > > > "In my twenty years long career I've always shot with Olympus cameras." So > the guy couldn't afford a Leica and bought an OM-1 and stuck with it. Now > it's full frame 24x36. Full frame, as in fill to the edge. Not the finger > nail 2x crop. Like Crop Circles. You need high ISO to shoot when the aliens > beam the cows up, which I just had a hamburger last Thursday, a Holstein > cow, that's what I call full frame. > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Woo Hoo! Ask and you shall receive! >> >> http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_top_photographers.htm >> >> >> On Sep 14, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> I agree. >>> And imagine I meant the E system not number specific. >>> >>> Mouth watering looking stuff; if not or the quirkily small format. >>> Pro's and serious photogs have their eyes squarely on the 1x crop circle >> if >>> not larger for main system enclosures. >>> >>> -------------------- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photography >>> mark at rabinergroup.com >>> >>> >>>> From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:25:10 -0500 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)... >>>> >>>> Well, The E-5 was just announced, so nobody uses it yet. The specs seem >>>> remarkably similar to earlier models, so unless it is the king of >>>> low-noise/high ISO, I don't see anyone switching TO it. The top of the >> line >>>> Olympus lenses are good, and there are enough MP and resolution for pro >> use, >>>> but it would be tough to draw any pro who is already using Canon or >> Nikon. >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> >>>> On Sep 14, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there a list somewhere of Pro's using the 4/3's E5? Or 4/3's >> anything? >>>>> Became it will be hard for them to "Bail" if they're not using the >> system in >>>>> the first place. >>>>> >>>>> -------------------- >>>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>>> Photography >>>>> mark at rabinergroup.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:52:54 -0700 >>>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)... >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, it is clear that the E-5 is to satisfy current E owners who want >> to >>>>>> stay or move up. I suspect a lot of the PRO users may bail though. >>>>>> >>>>>> As an owner of the E-3 with two killer lens (the 12-60 and the >> 35-100/2), I >>>>>> need to think about this. I use the E-3 for event work and it does the >> job >>>>>> quite well. 10MP is not limiting for me there. So if the E-5 gives >> better >>>>>> ISO and movie, I can probably sell the E-3 body for $600 and get the >> E-5 for >>>>>> an additional $1000 and I can stay with the system for a little while >>>>>> longer. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>>>>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Philippe, >>>>>>> Don't you think this is more interesting? Seems a good deal at the 1K >> price >>>>>>> point for a body. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://nikonrumors.com/2010/09/06/recap-3.aspx >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM, philippe.amard < >> philippe.amard at sfr.fr >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> FYI >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> http://www.43rumors.com/first-two-olympus-e-5-commercials-thanks-noisycamer >>>>>>> a/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ph >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>>>>> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >>>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information