[Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera

[jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman)]

I look at Leica as I would an Aga oven: if you know it, love it, and accept
its quirks there's nothing like it. If not, a Viking or a Kenmore is a much
better, logical choice.
On Nov 17, 2014 3:02 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I dunno, Jeff.  Tilty back screen has lots going for it when you get creeky
> in the knees.    Just sayin'
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:32 PM, kyle cassidy on the lug
> > <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > A very interesting point-by-point comparison on choosing between a
> Leica
> > and other cameras for professional work:
> > >
> > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/how-to-choose-the-right-camera3.jpg
> >
> > Silly Kyle.
> >
> > The GX7 was released in 2013 or so.  The appropriate Leica to compare
> > it with is the M (240), which entirely outclasses it except, I guess,
> > for smallness.
> >
> > The M240 definitely has cleaner low-light performance than any
> > micro-4/3s camera I've used (or indeed than the Canon 5D Mark II I got
> > to stop using when I got the M240).  And it has live view for those
> > times you want it to act like an SLR for, say, bolting it on a tripod
> > and shooting setups with a macro lens and focusing by a magnified view
> > of the actual pixels.
> >
> > WiFi?  Tilty back screen?  Those I can live without.
> >
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>
> Sonny
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