[LRflex] Re: R10 and "need" for Leica digital?
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 14:50:27 +0200
A lady colleague in one of the agencies I work for has an 8mp Sony -
this is the kind of stuff it produces!!!
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/Chambord_0805_edited.jpg.html
Maybe I wasted my money on a Canon 20D :-)
Cheers
Douglas
Neil Gould wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> What an enjoyable and thought provoking set of messages in this morning's
> digest. If Leica isn't monitoring this list, there is something seriously
> wrong with their business plan! So, here's some more fodder for the
> discussion.
>
> Seeing the path that digital cameras have taken, I am losing hope that my
> investment in R glass will amount to much that is meaningful in the R10
> world.
>
> Digital cameras are hybrids, where components such as the sensor and
> electronics are purchased from a few primary manufacturers. I doubt that
> Leica will start manufacturing these items, as it would be impossible to
> justify at their sales volume levels.
>
> The 35mm frame is already irrelevant, as new sensors are all smaller, and
> the struggle is over which smaller format will prevail. Considering that
> the health of any company is dependent on selling new products, the
> incentive will be to sell new lenses for the smaller format rather than
> retrofit existing lenses.
>
> There has been a big leap in the software used in consumer digital
> cameras, and some of the new features are bound to appeal to those who
> desire autofocus (out-o-focus, to me) and so forth in pro cameras. My wife
> wanted a new digital camera, as she found my Nikon to be too obtuse to use
> (as do I, for that matter). The first camera that caught our attention was
> a Fuji model with facial recognition software. It locates single or
> multiple faces in a scene, adjusts the focus, aperture etc. to capture the
> image and along with image stabilization the number of "keepers" is
> greatly increased. As she didn't care for the only color available in the
> Fuji, we sought other cameras with these features and finally purchased an
> 8 mp Sony model (with a CZ design lens). The user interface is excellent;
> it gives plain-language instructions for the various options ("for email",
> 4x6 prints, etc.) instead of just pixel and file format selections, and
> makes such decisions as the ISO setting transparent. These features
> already work well, and should only improve with newer generations using
> this technology.
>
> As for my digital desires, I want pretty much a "manual" digital camera
> with image stabilization built into the body. No out-o-focus (I wouldn't
> buy the AF lenses anyway). No obtuse menu structures. No multi-purpose
> buttons for basic functions. No bulk; there is no technical reason for the
> camera to be larger than my R5. No lens adapters. The likelihood that the
> R10 will fit this description is next to nil, so I will be happy to
> continue shooting film with my R gear and choose something else to replace
> my Nikon digital.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neil
>
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