Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 7 nov. 10 ? 19:17, Nathan Wajsman a ?crit : > > Philippe, I must disagree. The 20mm pancake that I use most often on > my GF-1 is fully on par with Leica lenses. I was not referring to lenses only. George often refers to systems I think, this is what it is all about. Losing the VF and getting not so luminous lenses with a change in DoF into the bargain is the price to pay when you enter the MTF world when I write. Doesn't this affect photography? Of course the wallet remains thicker, and there's still room in the pocket for the gear, value/quality wise they're fine with me too ;-) Amiti?s Ph > I note there is now a 14mm pancake too. Yes, I would like an optical > VF, but certainly when it comes to lens quality I do not think that > I gave up anything by moving from 4/3 to MFT. The 7-14mm is very > good as well. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > On Nov 7, 2010, at 3:32 PM, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> <philippe.amard at > sfr.fr > > wrote: > >> The 4/3 was promising >> first on the market then; >> - liveview, remember when people said it was a gimmick, >> - self cleaning just read the ordeal M users go through or worse >> watch the spots, >> - OIS, >> - multiple exposure; >> etc ) >> >> >> The MTF is a radical downhill move in terms of resulting pictures >> due to both the VF (or worse lack of it) and lenses (I have >> comparison shots with both the G1 and the L1 using similar >> lenses ... where's progress? >> >> >> So it is Nikon or Canon now >> I hate their ergonomics >> >> >> sigh >> Ph >> >> >> >> >> Envoy? depuis SFR Mail. 10 Go de stockage - en savoir plus. >> >> >> ======================================== >> >> Message du : 07/11/2010 >> De : "Nathan Wajsman " <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Copie ? : >> Sujet : Re: [Leica] OT : Some 4/3 (not MFT) users might want to >> sign this. >> >> >> >> I am afraid it is too late. People have voted with their pockets, >> and that is what matters rather more at Olympus than an internet >> petition from Italy. And to be honest, even though I liked the E3, >> it is a fair criticism that the 4/3 format never fulfilled its >> promise of smaller, lighter cameras and lenses in exchange for the >> smaller sensor. MFT, on the other hand, does fulfill that promise >> and has some excellent lenses to boot (like the 20mm pancake). >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 7, 2010, at 1:19 PM, >> wrote: >> >>> http://www.photocommunity.qtp.it/petition/index.php >>> >>> >>> Ph >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >