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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:01:53 -0600
References: <B23625BC-1810-4B72-AF63-74D96C167EC5@gmail.com> <CAHgrdCSz+pUuw2sCsy513vmbPy-rbNQcxciR1Cu6OSjfPo9tmg@mail.gmail.com>

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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USA


Replies: Reply from jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Leica or Not? -- A professional Photographer's Guide to Choosing the Right Camera)
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)