[LRflex] Re: For Kevin: Choosing Nikon bodies for Leica Glass
- From: <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
- To: Leica-Reflex <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:46:26 +0100 (CET)
Hi Neil,
I didn't imply that I was regretting film, far from it.
I don't think I'll ever go back.
But you're right, ergonomics suck in modern cameras, too many options - I had
rushed for the D700 when there was that rumor about the D800 with video last
year. Not a patch on the L1 with its semi-Leica manual controls :-(
I just wanted an R4, a digital one.
Now with my ophtalmogist telling me the truth, I'm often very happy with AF ;-)
Bien cordialement de Metz
Philippe
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De : "Neil Gould " <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sujet : [LRflex] Re: For Kevin: Choosing Nikon bodies for Leica Glass
> From: "philippe.amard"
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:31:43 +0100
>
> I went the Nikon D700 route and regret it - apart from (stunning) high
> ISO the camera is not meant for me, period. Not after Leicas.
> I had intended to get the E5, I still might do this as I haven't sold
> my outstanding D-vario elmarit nor my crystal Oly 7-14 and 50-200
>
> Yet, I'm at a loss for the first time in my life, no camera does make
> me dream, AT ALL ...
>
Philippe, this sentence exactly sums up my feelings!
I have Nikon and Canon digital cameras, and have worked with digital images
since the mid '70s (video work, from Quantel Paint Box on...) so although
I'm not "anti-digital", in my view the user interfaces on most digital
cameras are inelegant and a real inspiration-sucker. One shouldn't have to
study a 100-page manual and be a finger-contortionist just to control
exposure.
Then, there's the rapidly depreciating value of high-cost systems,
time-consuming, eternal maintenance requirements for digital images, and the
inability to look through archives without a computer...
I guess I'm just a "filmy" kinda guy! ;-)
--
best regards,
Neil
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