Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] ***SPAM*** Re: Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:51:19 +0100
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Oh yes, thanks Tina :-)

Philippe surfing on induction waves ...


Le 17 nov. 14 ? 21:40, Tina Manley a ?crit :

> A stove.  The big red thing in this photo is an Aga:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/131685880
>
> Tina
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, philippe.amard  
> <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> wrote:
>
>> What's an Aga? A Viking? A Kenmore? Digital users want to know ;-)
>> Amiti?s
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 17 nov. 14 ? 21:33, Jim Shulman a ?crit :
>>
>>
>> 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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>>>>> information
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Sonny
>>>> http://sonc.com/look/
>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>>> 1714
>>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>>>>
>>>> USA
>>>>
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>>
>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is  
>> invisible to
>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince.
>> NO ARCHIVE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
>
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One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible  
to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince.
NO ARCHIVE






In reply to: Message from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the lug) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
Message from jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
Message from jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)