Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/07

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: planning your next full frame camera for travel
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 18:56:13 -0600
References: <CAE3QcF5y93SxWDpvfMru2OUs049YxnW27yMaZui+DhnnjWe_rw@mail.gmail.com> <CB2D5E75.18A0B%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAF8hL-ECbNUCTtjYFdW4cxoZovrpEiKdM5EwGob7OZPjxhBmcQ@mail.gmail.com>

That's why I love my old 5D, the camera that started it all. And you
can use nearly any lens with the proper adapter. Right now it's fitted
with my 35-70 f/4 R. Wonderful combo and not too heavy, IMHO.

Jim Laird

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 3:27 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> 
wrote:
> People love their 5DMkII for the same reason. Interestingly, it would
> appear that the D800 will have 36MP, while the flagship D4 "only" has 16.6.
> They are "fat" pixels though. At 7.3 microns, they should be quite high
> quality.
>
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> As was the D3 or D2.
>> But people don't buy the D2, 3 or 4. to carry around with them all day or
>> on
>> a vacation or for street shooting. They buy a D700, 800 or 900 which cost
>> and weights half as much has the same sensor and all the necessary
>> features.
>> And usually follows six months later after the introduction of the high
>> priced spread. But with no trans fat.
>> The top line nikon cameras have been made for commercial photographers on
>> commercial jobs or for other other similar very demanding situations.
>> ?often they need the weight to counterbalance a very long fast optic which
>> costs another seven grand.
>>
>> --
>> Mark R.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/
>>
>>
>> > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
>> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:18:02 +1000
>> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> > Subject: [Leica] IMG: planning your next full frame camera for travel
>> >
>> > Rendered to same scale for anyone curious.
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/D4M9.jpg.html
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Geoff
>> >
>> > *Die besten W?nsche*
>> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> >
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>
> --
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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