[LRflex] Re: Simplicity

I read most all of the emails and love the photos; I?m in awe of Doug Herr?s 
wildlife pic?s.?.I almost feel like an eavesdropper??but I?m hesitant to add my 
thoughts since I consider myself such a photographic amateur that I?m really 
not qualified to criticize or comment??but in this case I do have something to 
add. 

I started out with a Nikon Photomic Ftn system (still have it with some great 
lenses including one of my all time favorites the 2.8/55 micro). I also have an 
R3Mot with a 2/50, 2.8/90 and 2.8/135 although I understand that some pooh pooh 
the Minolta connection. I?m partial to the Leica lenses?the most common, the 
2/50 Summicron I consider truly great?I even like the 135 that?s not supposed 
to be great! Unfortunately these film cameras give me unpredictable results. 
Some good shots , some bad a few that I love. Typically shoot?..wait several 
days to a week for the processing then ?Damn!?jiggled the camera or wrong 
exposure, someone blinked??etc etc etc. then I got a Canon D60. What a 
difference! Shoot a hundred exposures, correct as you go with generally good 
results led me to what I now have, a 1Ds Mk II. What?s fabulous about the EOS 
is that I get to not only use some excellent Canon L glass but I also get to 
use the Leica lenses ??and the Nikon lenses ?and great Zeiss lense
 s?etc.
 I must say that I get what I think are great shots even if they are mostly of 
family and friends. That doesn?t mean I don?t still like to get out the old 
film cameras and look at them, handle them and even shoot a roll of film now 
and then (however lately it?s mostly then).

But I do think I also have a perspective on the film/digital argument because I 
have a mint, 1984 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel that I will likely never sell. I 
drive it almost every day and L-o-v-e it. Exceptionally high quality (nothing 
like the kachunk of a 300D door closing), talk about simplicity; no catalytic 
converter; manual seat adjustment,; manual side mirror adjustment, legendary 
reliability (Mercedes did the initial diesel engine design of this car in 
1936), fuel efficient, bulletproof ; I even love the noisy diesel and the smell 
of the exhaust. A great car that I not only truly appreciate?but kind of 
worship. However I also understand that ABS brakes, traction control, air bags, 
crash testing, four wheel drive, computer controlled fuel systems, catalytic 
converters and pollution controls, vast improvements in automatic transmission 
design, etc. in the final analysis really make for a better automobile albeit a 
more complex and even finicky one.

But I?m keeping my Mercedes!

Does this at all resonate?

Harry

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From: Charlie Falke <chfalke@xxxxxxx>
> telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >   
> > The simplicity of the SL and SL2 also appeal to me (along with the beauty
> > of the incomparable Leicaflex viewfinders) so they remain my
> > carry-everywhere cameras=2E  What I like about my digital camera (R8/DMR i=
> > n
> > my case) is the image quality particularly compared with film at high ISO,=
> >
> > auto white balance, the extremely low cost of the dud photos, the instant
> > feedback, and the quick transfer to the computer, which is how I print my
> > photos whether film-origin or digital=2E
> >
> > What I dislike most about the Leicaflexes - actually the ONLY thing I
> > dislike about the Leicaflexes - is high-ISO films=2E  What I dislike most
> > about digital cameras is the support hardware: chargers, batteries, backup=
> >   
> Doug,
>    I agree.  I would place the digital state of the art of digital
> photography where electronic flash was when the available
> units could either function well or work on the internal batteries,
> but not at the same time. 
>    They will get there as the hardware improves.
> Look at the first electronic flash.  You could have acceptable recycle
> times, or run on the internal batteries, or enough light, pick any two.
>    I'm not a luddite, (I made my first digital audio recording in 1987,
> and haven't looked back), but I like machinery that isn't fussy
> or trailing wall warts.
>    Doug, which PX-625 solution did you end up with?
> -- 
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