Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Crusaders always took their G1s, Before you depart my Lord, just leave the M9 on trust to me Your liege, reinventing equity. Ph > >> From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:46:21 -0700 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Which camera to take to Israel? >> >> It looks like we are going to Israel for 2 weeks later this fall. It >> will be our first time there. We'll be spending the first week in and >> near Tel Aviv and Haifa, sometimes on our own and sometimes with >> relatives who live there. Then we'll take a weeklong bus tour >> around the >> country. We'll be moving around quite a bit, mostly on foot or in >> buses. >> So whatever I take will be carried around a lot. >> >> I'll have a decision to make about cameras. I could take: >> >> * M8, 28/3.5 VC, 35/2 or 35/1.4, maybe 50/1.5 and/or 90/3.5 VC. >> This is what I usually travel with. >> * G1, 14-54 f/4-ish kit zoom, 20/1.7, and VC 90/3.5. This worked >> pretty well for me on my recent Canada trip. >> >> Right now, the heart is saying Leica and the head is saying G1. I >> have a >> painful "frozen" right shoulder, which probably won't get better >> until >> next year sometime, so it's better to keep things light on my neck >> and >> other shoulder. I'm also developing a cataract on my right >> (shooting) >> eye. So far it's just softened things a little and lowered my visual >> contrast. My glasses still correct my right eye to 20/20, so it's >> nowhere near the surgery stage. It's not really hurt my ability to >> focus yet, but it has reduced my confidence. >> >> In favor of the M8: >> >> * Higher image quality. >> * If I want a big print for my wall, likelier to have >> sufficient IQ. >> * Better low-light ability for family, dusk & night shots, or >> cloudy days. >> * Optical VF and no blackout, so faster to shoot and get what I >> saw. >> * No issues with autofocus focusing on the wrong thing >> * All the controls are where God and HCB intended :-) >> * What's the point of having a Leica if I don't take it on a >> highlight-of-my-life trip? >> * Camera is insured >> * I could take a fanny pack or photo vest to keep some of the >> weight off the bad shoulder >> >> In favor of the G1: >> >> * Image quality, while not Leica, is probably good enough esp. in >> sunlight and 8x10-ish or less. >> * Significantly lighter, smaller kit >> * The 20/1.7 is a great lens; I'm still covered for reasonable >> lower light, though not for true "available dark" >> * Won't be changing lenses nearly so often. >> * More versatile. >> * The 90/3.5 makes a great almost-200m equivalent. >> * Don't have to worry about focusing (except for the 90). >> * If it gets damaged or stolen, it's not the end of the world. >> * Built-in flash for family snaps if necessary, and for fill in >> the >> bright desert. >> * Won't have to worry about cleaning the sensor (dust-buster >> built-in). >> >> What do you think? There are some genuine trade-offs here, and I >> really >> could go either way. >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > NO ARCHIVE