Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Tina an M9 is two leagues ahead of an M8 or 4/3's in my opinion and I'm right. I forgot to mention how that full frame Nikon can have Leica R glass put in the front of it for a very viable picture taking situation that being done with aplomb by at least of few of us Lug nuts here. An interesting Leica using option would be to trade in some of our M glass for R glass in effect and with the adaptors be able to be able to be on topic on the Lug as our pix would be done with Leica glass and the camera itself has really as said on the lug one job and that's to keep the film dark. So who cares about that? But the M8 and a 4/3's camera system seems to me a bleak compromise for Leica lovers who love to make quality images. They are not at this point in time professional grade camera gear. That's the bleak truth which everyone in the photo world knows except apparently us. The issue is an M9 cost seven grand USD. So what do we do? Not buy a toy camera system that's one and not shoot cropped on the M8 bundle of worms either. It was a nice try but Leica got it right on the M9. And just in time for the rest of the serious shooting photo world having already gone full frame. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:21:18 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 > > I agree with Mark. Except I would not choose a full frame Canon or Nikon > DSLR. Ben there done that. > > Tina > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> If I had to choose between a micro 4/3 and M8 I'd pick an M9. >> >> If not an M9 then certainly a top of the line full frame Canon or Nikon >> DSLR. >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >>> From: "J. Newell" <john.o.newell at comcast.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:01:21 +0000 (UTC) >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 >>> >>> Same here. I still marvel at the files that come out of it - even more >>> appealing than tangerines. ;-) >>> >>> John Newell >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:05:52 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparing micro 4/3 and M8 >>> >>> >>> On Apr 12, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >>> >>>> While many people, Nathan and Howard Cummer among them, have had >> problems >>>> with their M8s there have also been many who haven't had any issue. Mine >>>> (non-upgraded) have been just fine, and I didn't treat them any >> differently >>>> than I treated earlier Leicas. Many tens of thousands of photos, and >> they >>>> weren't babied and show the signs of use on edges and slight dings. If >> the >>>> rangefinder is in proper adjustment everything works just fine. >>> >>> >>> Likewise. >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information