Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm pretty much decided after hearing from all what I will likely do. Will NOT buy another M8, no matter the price Shutter similarities make me wary of M9. Am inclined to the Fuji path at a stopgap solution with later use as backup/panic cam at least until the haze clears and prices decline on M9 Main fear with Fuji is lack of a local dealer, so there is no handling the camera I'm hesitant to buy without touching ric On Jun 26, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote: > I have to agree with the general tone of other posters. For now at least, > get a Fuji with normal and/or wide lens, and an adapter. Then, after a > bit, decided whether that combination does it for you or you want to look > for an M9. They're hardly cheap yet, but getting better. > > I've tried the Fuji Pro-1, and like it although it doesn't really work > like an M, but it does work and produces really nice files. I know a > number of people here who have the Fujis and have also had or have Leicas, > and the consensus seems to be that the Fujis are the cameras that are > closest in operational intent and feel to Leicas. SLR's aren't. m4/3's > aren't. I like the Olympus OM-D, but for the most part it does the job of > an SLR for me (long lenses, zooms, macro) and the Leicas do the main > stuff. I think the Fuji's are the best alternate for that. > > Henning > > > > On 2013-06-24, at 5:56 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > >> Just suffered another shutter death on an M8 >> >> Completely shitty day >> >> came home to find internet dead--service tomorrow maybe--running off >> iphone connection >> >> at complete loss as to what to do digitally for now >> >> was hoping M9 would be affordable when M arrived--but... >> >> no desire to go to film again >> >> frustrated as hell >> >> thoughts on solutions short and long? >> >> ric >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information