[LRflex] Re: New Year and new camera

Hi Gary,
 
I think you have me confused with another David.
 
I have an M system (MP) and an R system ( R6 and 2 R8's). For digital I have a 
D-Lux 3 which I use strictly as some thing to have in case I need a camera 
unexpectedly. I have used Leica and no other brand for more than 30 years.
 
I am very happy with film and wish digital had never been invented, as its 
popularity these days is making the pursuit of film photography incrasingly 
difficult.
 
I shall continue to use film until the R 10 and the M9 appear, and at that 
point I'll decide what to do next.
 
I do not understand at all why any one would mant to use camera bodies of other 
makers with their Leica lenses.
 
Good luck in your efforts.
 
Cheers!
DavidDavid Burdoin PO Box 431 Greenville Junction ME 04442 USA 207 280 3899 
(cell) A. David Burdoin, Country Park 191 Moo. 1 Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai Road 
Sanpapao, Sansai, Chiang Mai 50210 Thailand 011 66 53255631 (home) 0848100546 
(mobile) lieberdavid@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:36:28 -0800> From: 
ge_crocus@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [LRflex] New Year and new camera> To: 
LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!> > I 
have been reading a lot of posts regarding digital alternatives on this list, 
and since I don't want to hold my breath any longer for a dR10 or what have 
you, I am considering the adaptive road. This is where the new camera comes in. 
Now I don't have much experience in the digital domain since its inception. I 
had a Minolta 7 and now a Canon A570is (hardly hard core digital equipment).> > 
The thing is I cannot seem to get away from Leica glass whether it's M or R. I 
do also use my Contax or Nikon AF system once in a while (depending on event or 
use). But it's the glass that has kept me with Leica this long with film. Now, 
I have read people on this list use Olympus/Panasonic 4/3 system or the Canon 
system. All the photos look great, but I would probably be able to live with a 
1.6x factor compared to a 2.0x factor. I only, for a moment, thought about the 
M8, but I seem to like the SLR more so than the rangefinder (though it depends 
on the event or use again).> > I would think some of you would have tried the 
available routes to get to where you're at now, so I just want to draw on a 
little bit on your experiences. My starter route is the Canon XSi. I don't 
think the screen is user exchangeable as with the more pro like models. Was 
this a deal breaker for your decision to settle on the system/rig you now use? 
Is it difficult to focus without a split screen? The Catz Eye screen seems to 
be recommended by most folks.> > David, you seem to be set on your Olympus E3 
system and Doug has been using a DMR for his wildlife photos. It seems the stop 
down metering caused you to either go dedicated digital with another system or 
to succumb to a digital R body. I take it there's no in between for you?> > 
Sorry for the long post after lurking all this time.> > Take care all,> Gary E> 
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