[Leica] advice wanted for carry camera

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

Whatever did we do before we had you to tell us how to run this place? :-)


At 11:52 PM -0400 4/11/10, Vince Passaro wrote:
>OM effin' G folks. Let's review.
>
>Larry says since the days of giants walking the earth etc he's carried a
>camera everywhere he went, always. IIIc was one of them. Rollei 35 another.
>Now digital days he has -- aside from cameras he uses for serious work like
>"I'm going to take pictures now, with that intention, bye, see you later" --
>ASIDE FROM THOSE CAMERAS, okay? -- he's been carrying around a little point
>and shoot the quality of which he doesn't like even for this off the cuff
>purpose. So-- he asks -- so, what's a good camera for this daily purpose,
>you know, when conducting life, not photography (and for some it's the same
>and for many, sorry, it is not) WHAT'S A CAMERA THAT FITS HIS CRITERIA THAT
>HE CAN CARRY AROUND -- and take special note of this M8/M9ers  -- that he
>can carry around IN HIS POCKET.
>
>Thus the thread that followed.
>
>If I started a thread on what's the best way to capture a well lighted
>moment of monkeys doodling off in the zoo it would still end up here, with
>how the Leica is the camera to have and to hold from this day forward 'til
>death etc -- which we all friggin' know already or else we wouldn't be here.
>
>
>Pay attention to the question people. It was an interesting one in so far as
>Larry's criteria found a specific zone that is very bare of good products.
>Whereas the lovely / irascible / noble bromides about the Leica while true
>enough .... are .... not ..... interesting, or new, or necessary, or even
>close to the question at hand.
>
>Vince
>
>On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at 
>rabinergroup.com>wrote:
>
>>  > I don't understand either.  My Leica's are my carry cameras.  They go
>>  > everywhere with me.  Surely the superior quality with Leica cameras and
>>  > lenses is worth the substantial weight increase over tiny point and
>>  shoots.
>>  >  I eventually regret every photo that I have made with a non-Leica
>>  camera.
>>  >  When you examine the photos at 100%  or print them really large, Leica
>>  > quality is always evident. That's the bottom line for me and I go to 
>> the
>>  Y
>>  > and lift weights to be able to continue to carry my Leicas up and down
>>  > mountains.  (And they are not that heavy, anyway!!)
>>  >
>>  > Tina
>>
>>
>>  Me too when you're going "click" with a half assed camera you're not 
>> really
>>  getting the shot.
>>  Why not really get it for all the trouble? Really get the shot?
>>  Very frustrating being been stuck with low rez results; or other wise
>>  results that you really can't do much with except post a little jpeg to 
>> the
>>  internet.
>>
>>  [Rabs]
>>  Mark William Rabiner
>>
>>
>>
>>
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