Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All, This is NOT what I had intended. By pointing out what the Fount of All Knowledge was whispering in my ear all the way from BC to Surrey, I *had* hoped to put an end to what has become a fairly pointless discussion. I did not mean to lead to Tina getting insulted. Sorry, Tina. Keep pressing the button...and shoot from the shadow side. Hell, I might even post some photos again one day! ;-) Peter On 01/07/2013 23:40, Peter Dzwig wrote: > All, > > At the end of the day, whether we are using Leica, Fuji or something else I > don't doubt that Uncle Doctor Ted would impatiently remind us that it's us > not > the cameras that take the photos, and that if we are any good anyway then > the > camera shouldn't matter a huge deal. > > Peter > > > On 26/06/2013 23:25, John McMaster wrote: >> I really wonder if I would have bought into Leica if I was buying >> now..... I had not shot with nor knew anybody who owned one (I have owned >> Canon, Nikon, Contax, Olympus, Hasselblad, LF etc and shot with a lot >> more, all prime lenses etc) and thought the name was all image ;-) >> >> I was coming from an APS-C Nikon and was looking at Canon 5D II or M9, at >> that time size (I knew I would not carry a DSLR) so went M9. If the Fuji >> series was on the market at the time would I have bought that? >> >> >From http://zackarias.com/blog/ >> >> "You see, for decades Leica was the shit for the traveling journalist, >> street shooters, documentary photographers, etc. They are fantastic >> cameras with an undeniable heritage. But here?s the deal. The folks who >> put Leica on the map can?t afford them any longer. They are a boutique >> camera company. The working stiff can?t shell out close to $10,000 for a >> body and a lens. Go price out 2 M?s, a 20mm ish lens, a 35mm, and a 75mm. >> Go price that out. Then price out an x100s, an X-Pro1, and the Fuji 14mm, >> 35mm, and 60mm lens. You still haven?t spent the price of a single Leica >> body yet. Let alone two of them. And glass." >> >> With hindsight I would still go Leica, nothing to touch the lenses for >> different looks and I prefer the simpler operation, but if I had not used >> them what would make me spend 'rather a lot' more on Leica than Fuji? >> Does 'full frame' or the build quality make enough of a difference for >> the price jump to most people? >> >> john >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig