Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] 60mm Macro on Fuji X Pro 1
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:54:01 -0700
References: <CB99F8A0.1C431%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Mar 29, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Coincidently I shot from the mid 1970's to late 90s Nikons, Hasselblads, 
> and
> Leicas often all three the same day.
> And sometimes I'd take a hike through Portland with A Rollei 35 on my belt
> pouch. Or Olympus XA Clamshell. But both those cameras were 24x36 format on
> 35mm film so you could easily justify it as you could still blow up a  
> print
> the size of  your wall. And in the instance of the Rollei 35 it came with a
> Zeiss Lens.
> I think we fool ourselves when we think we can do that digitally.
> Because a compact pocket digital camera does not come yet with a full frame
> sensor.  And because of that they are resoundingly a STEP DOWN. It comes
> with in many cases much smaller format sensors. And that makes for every
> time you click your shutter you're not getting the shot you're getting a
> half assed shot. I'd just find that very frustrating.
> I'd be scared to death I'd get something really good.
> Then be stuck with an image with limited use.
> The list of useable cameras for stock for instance.



Mark I recall you shot with a cropped sensor Nikon, and you were audibly 
very happy with it,


Steve



> 
> -- 
> Mark Rabiner
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> 
> 
>> From: Gerry Walden <gwpics at me.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:48:50 +0100
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 60mm Macro on Fuji X Pro 1
>> 
>> That is exactly the conversation I had in the camera shop today. We were
>> discussing the changes over the years, and the way you bought a 
>> Hasselblad,
>> Nikon or Leica and it would be the only camera you envisaged having for 
>> many,
>> many years but now you change very 18 months or so. I made the point that 
>> the
>> camera doesn't need changing, it is just our constant wish for higher
>> performance whether we actually need it or not.
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> Gerry Walden
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>> www.gwpics.com
>> 
>> On 29 Mar 2012, at 14:20, H&ECummer wrote:
>> 
>>> Too true Mark,
>>> But a new camera won't change the performance of the old one - just the
>>> yardstick by which it is measured.
>>> And in the meantime think of the fun to be had!!
>> 
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