Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Tarek. I had no idea. I hate menus so this one is probably not for me. Tina On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > Tina, > > It?s a rebadged Sony A99. An excellent camera? Sony is supposed (rumor) to > bring out a new version later this year? > I?m pretty happy with the sony alpha 7II & 7RII right now? the image > quality is great with Leica R and Sony/Zeiss lenses. I have used some Leica > M lenses, but not too much. The menus suck big time, but once you program > the buttons with specific functions it?s ok. > > > All the best from Paris! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.tarekcharara.com> > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > Le 22 oct. 2015 ? 23:41, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> a ?crit : > > > > If I did not have a ton of Leica lenses, I would be very tempted by this: > > > > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1034962-REG/hasselblad_h_1105101_hv_dslr_camera_with.html > > > > Why have they reduced the price so much!!??? > > > > Tina > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> The Q is very light and plastic feeling. The SL is heavy and > brick-like. > >> More like an M. I will just have to learn to work with the EVF which > >> others seem to love. The reviews say it is much faster with less lag > than > >> the Q which is what made me dizzy. I don't use the EVF on the M240 > much. > >> Only when I have the R lenses on it. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:39 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> > wrote: > >> > >>> Will it be much different from the Q viewfinder that you seemed to > hate? > >>> Or to an M(240) with (lower resolution) EVF? > >>> > >>> john > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> > >>> You can use all of the Leica M and R lenses on it with adapters but > they > >>> won't be autofocus. Supposedly the very large, bright viewfinder > makes it > >>> easier to manually focus them. > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > >>> rabinergroup.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> The Leica SL with a small lens on it would be near pocketable (jacket > >>>> exterior pocket) unlike the Nikon. But like the M > >>>> > >>>> I think we need to not define a camera body by the stupidly huge lens > >>>> someone puts on it. Any camera body can have a modest to compact optic > >>>> on front of it instead of a metal munching fast zoom or a zoom with an > >>>> overly wide range... And VR makes a lens way heavier and I think > >>> bulkier. > >>>> > >>>> I'm saying put more Leicalike glass in front of these bodies and we > >>>> can see how they compare with an M with a typical M optic on it. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 10/22/15 3:50 PM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Interesting. He also seems to state it has better image quality > >>>>> than > >>>> the M. > >>>>> Here is a quote: > >>>>> > >>>>> "The SL is not a cheap camera ? EUR6,000+ for the body and a further > >>>>> EUR4,000+ for each lens makes this the preserve of the very wealthy, > >>>> though > >>>>> in reality I suspect most of Leica?s existing audience will see this > >>>>> one > >>>> as > >>>>> a no-brainer. M lenses are now virtually native, as are R lenses; > >>>>> they?re easy to focus and image quality is better than from the M > >>>>> cameras. It > >>>> would > >>>>> have been nice to see more resolution, but I suspect this might have > >>>> eaten > >>>>> uncomfortably into S system sales. I actually suspect this camera is > >>>>> the beginning of the end of the M resurgence ? a typical complaint > >>>>> from M > >>>> users > >>>>> I know is one of deteriorating eyesight and difficulty in achieving > >>>> focus. > >>>>> We no longer have that problem. And for those used to paying $7,000+ > >>>>> for > >>>> a > >>>>> body, the SL isn?t a stretch at all." > >>>>> > >>>>> He also goes on a bit about the size. BIG > >>>>> > >>>>> Aram Langhans > >>>>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > >>>>> & Unemployed photographer > >>>>> > >>>>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin > >>>> himself > >>>>> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: John McMaster [mailto:john at mcmaster.fr] > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:58 AM > >>>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] BIG new Leica - TINA > >>>>> > >>>>> It is the lenses, almost same size and weight as S lenses! > >>>>> > >>>>> https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/21615453253_1c85b372e2_c.jpg > >>>>> > >>>>> SL compared to a D810 with 24-120/4 lens.... > >>>>> > >>>>> (from > >>>>> http://blog.mingthein.com/2015/10/21/premiere-review-2015-leica-sl-6 > >>>>> 01/ > >>>> ) > >>>>> > >>>>> john > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> > >>>>> It's really not that big of a camera, but folks are hung up on this > >>>>> idea that a mirrorless camera has to be a tiny little thing. > >>>>> SL size compared to a digital M: > >>>>> https://tinyurl.com/ppbdsr8 > >>>>> > >>>>> I look forward to seeing what you can do with it, Tina. > >>>>> > >>>>> Jay > >>>>> > >>>>> On 10/21/2015 3:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >>>>>> Has anybody posted a photo of it compared to the size of the M9 or > >>>>>> the M240? The Sony and Fuji mirrorless cameras are actually too > >>>>>> small and too light for me. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Tina > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >> > >> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html