Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have only one question regarding all this chatter about cameras and new models??????????? "HOW MANY DAILY PAYING ASSIGNMENTS COME WITH THE NEW GEAR??????" "Oh gee, really? " ;-) Cheers, ted -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: June-13-15 9:11 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] The Q Leica I still have more than a full set of Leica M glass and no I've not used them in awhile. Leica is coming out with some excellent products to use the with the new Monochrom and the full color M with the serial number after it but me swinging seven grand for one of those bodies is a wish which may never happen. I've never had a car which cost half that much. I don't really think of course the Sony's are junk despite being very here today gone tomorrow they cost 5 grand are gorgeous and are admiringly innovative. Its an exciting company Sony. And I forgot to mention admiringly compact. But a mirrorless camera and I'd love to see the figures on how many pros have embraced mirrorless camera bodies. I really don't know but I'd not be surprised if they couldn't find a reason to stop shooting with the amazing DSLR's they're already using so they could old their camera away from their face and have used perhaps like myself for many decades. Were they broke and the mirrorless fixed them? I'm thinking no and the mirrorless is aimed more at rich camera aficionados though possessing powers of adaptability. Few people have such a negative view of Nikon that you have to have to go looking far and wide for innovative ways to not use them to use their unsupported SLR glass. Right now I'm into collecting new, cutting edge but not expensive f1.8 prosumer glass from nikon I'm getting the 85 next week I have the 35 and 50 now and later in the year before next year the 28 and the 20. Despite being prosumer as in plastic the 85 has the better specs than the 1.4 and the two other 85mm offerings from the company. So I don't need respect I need lightweight compact results that I can afford as around 500 bucks a pop.. Both the 50 and then now the 35 have blown my work away I had no idea I could get such a boost of quality in my work from a more cutting edge modern designed for digital optic even if priced moderately. There are times when my back goes out or something else goes out and I whished I had less of a ten ton body to shoot with other than the D700 I have now. I'm aware of new nikon bodies way lighter and a bit more compact and am aware that Sony is amazingly compact but I don't switch camera systems because they are behind in some aspect. They catch up soon enough. A Leica Q would take a load off my daily weight as I am never without a camera and that camera with lens is heavy. I'll be getting a new 28 later on this year I'm interested to see how the focal length grabs me as I'll use it exclusively till I get enough cash for the 20. On 6/13/15 7:52 AM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> The Q Leica in the past 48 hours has been a major smash in all the major >> photo web sources with numerous in depth reviews and opinions on a real >> milestone event in he photo industry on the LUG the focus on the Q Leica >> thread seems to be "I cant wait to see what the EVF and focus peaking is >> going to look like on the new Sony mirrorless piece of junk whatever and >> whenever that might be". > > Mark, since the Q doesn't allow changing lenses it isn't useful to me. > Neither is it useful to those who want to use their Leica rangefinder lenses > on a digital camera. Sony's a7-series cameras are one of several ways > (including one of the several digital Leica M bodies) one might use > rangefinder lenses; the Nikons you frequently praise on this list are not. > > As I have mentioned on a few other forums a Q with interchangeable lenses and > an adapter to use R lenses would open my checkbook. As I figure it using my > lenses on a 'piece of junk' that I can afford to purchase and maintain beats > not using them. > > How are you using your M lenses? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus