Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I am not belittling anybodies work or choice of equipment. I am only making a personal observation on how Nikon builds their cameras. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 3:03:41 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 I've also owned most of those bodies having used them extensively over decades and I'd describe their mirror operation as excellent which would be stating the obvious and a long time industry consensus.. I spent very little to nothing on repair. They're reputation was deservedly excellent. Not sure if a Minolta I mean the early Leica R's was as reliable. I'm thinking not. Way not. In their day these bodies were the standard of the industry. They dominated the market. And for good reason. Certainly a Leica SL or Leicaflex was more "refined" then some of these nikon bodies. But the Nikons were excellently made. They were out every day bringing the pictures in. Canon dominance came way later. The stuff which comes out of Leica was/is premium stuff for the most part. Pie in the sky excellently made But there's no need to belittle what 99.9 % of the working serious photographers were out using every day. It doesn't do anybody any good. We don't need it! Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:14:53 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 > > Eh??? > I have owned all of these and I would describe their mirror operation as > industrial 80's clunk not quiet and refined! > F2, F3, FM, FE, FE2. > On first impressions the sound of the new shutter in the Leica M is better > and it does not have the recocking noise that the M8 and M9 have in each > version. > > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 23 September 2012 03:17, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > >> No, they have been making quiet cameras for some time, F, F2, F3, F4, F5, >> FM, FE, D2, D3, and now D4. Just poor planning in my opinion. >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 2:36:34 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 >> >> Maybe they learned something about mirror dampening after they made the >> D800 >> and before they made the D600. I've found the key thing on cameras is how >> new they are as much as which price scale they're in. a newer cheaper >> camera >> will supposedly not have a better sensor but secretly they know it >> performs >> better. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:54:07 -0500 (CDT) >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 >>> >>> Saw one last Saturday and the local shop got theirs a couple of days >> ago. One >>> thing that struck me is that the mirror box is quieter than the D800, >> should >>> be the other way around, or both the same. Nikon needs to get this >> right one >>> of these days. The D600 is going to sell like crazy I think. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:40:12 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada >> Central >>> Subject: [Leica] OT Nikon D600 >>> >>> Mark R, maybe you should get one of these and shoot in the dark - B&H has >>> it in stock right now you know - going cheap - only 2100 bucks or so (-: >>> >>> >> http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Nikon/D600 >>> >>> >> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/892427-REG/Nikon_D600_Digital_Camera_Bo>> d >>> y.html >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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