Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can definitely tell the difference in prints from my Leicas and my Canons. Leicas have a 3D look that I've never been able to get with any Canon - unless I'm using a Leica lens on the Canon, then it's almost there, but still not quite. Tina On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Peter, > Once you have a print it is impossible to identify the equipment - I have a > collection of close to 1500 prints, both B&W and Colour so I know this for > certain. I think it comes down to which system suits which need in a > photographer, and that is just about it! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: > > > I recently visited David Young, who many of you know from the Leica-R > > list. David does wildlife photography. He's found that his E-3 with the > > Olympus 50-200 zoom gave him excellent image quality, and significantly > > more magnification per pound of gear carried. That "crop circle" has an > > upside--it doubles your effective magnification. > > > > David has three large (16x20-ish) prints on his living-room wall. Could I > > tell which ones were made with Leica equipment and which were with > > Olympus? I couldn't. > > > > I can't agree with my friend Mark about the "crop-circle" thing. It's > > about suitability for the job at hand, not suitability for everything. > > There are some things that are 1Ds Mark-whatever territory, and > somethings > > that are Leica M territory, and some things that are Olympus territory. > > > > One thing that is true is that the 4/3 DSLRs didn't really give us the > > small and light footprint that was initially promised. That has fallen > to > > micro 4/3. And for high-ISO noise, size does matter. > > > > --Peter > > > > Richard Man wrote: > > > > > B.D. still uses E-System, not quite a nobody. > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > wrote: > > > > > You would have thought they'd have paid off some names. They usually > do. > > > "they" being most camera companies. These people nobody ever heard of. > > Cept > > > their Mom's. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com