Hi Bob M3: are you refering to a BMW? ;-) Cheers Phileicangenieux. Bob Shaw wrote: >Harry: > >For sure, it resonates. > >Wish I still had my '91 300E (with the SINGLE overhead cam, inline 6). =20= > >A great car at any speed (especially the "less legal" speeds). > >Now I drive the IDS Mk II of automobiles; a 2004 Prius. Three onboard=20= > >computers constantly chatting each other up, big LCD screen etc.=20 >digital on/off button, etc. But it's very, very Green and really does=20= > >use precious little fuel. So far one of the best cars I've ever owned. > >BUT: All thing considered, the 300E was probably the best (not the=20 >fastest or the biggest, OK?) car Mercedes ever engineered. Can't begin=20= > >to imagine what a similarly-built car would cost, today. > >Same could be said for an M3 or even an R3MOT, don't you think? > > >Bob in Seattle > > > >On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:41, rvbayexplorer@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >I read most all of the emails and love the photos; I=92m in awe of Doug=20= > >Herr=92s wildlife pic=92s. >.I almost feel like an eavesdropper > >but I=92m hesitant to add my thoughts since I consider myself such a=20 >photographic amateur that I=92m really not qualified to criticize or=20 >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=20= > >great lenses including one of my all time favorites the 2.8/55 micro).=20= > >I also have an R3Mot with a 2/50, 2.8/90 and 2.8/135 although I=20 >understand that some pooh pooh the Minolta connection. I=92m partial to=20= > >the Leica lenses >the most common, the 2/50 Summicron I consider truly great >I even like the 135 that=92s not supposed to be great! Unfortunately=20 >these film cameras give me unpredictable results. Some good shots ,=20 >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=20= > >exposures, correct as you go with generally good results led me to what=20= > >I now have, a 1Ds Mk II. What=92s fabulous about the EOS is that I get = >to=20 >not only use some excellent Canon L glass but I also get to use the=20 >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=20 >mostly of family and friends. That doesn=92t mean I don=92t still like = >to=20 >get out the old film cameras and look at them, handle them and even=20 >shoot a roll of film now and then (however lately it=92s mostly then). > >But I do think I also have a perspective on the film/digital argument=20 >because I have a mint, 1984 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel that I will=20 >likely never sell. I drive it almost every day and L-o-v-e it.=20 >Exceptionally high quality (nothing like the kachunk of a 300D door=20 >closing), talk about simplicity; no catalytic converter; manual seat=20 >adjustment,; manual side mirror adjustment, legendary reliability=20 >(Mercedes did the initial diesel engine design of this car in 1936),=20 >fuel efficient, bulletproof ; I even love the noisy diesel and the=20 >smell of the exhaust. A great car that I not only truly appreciate >but kind of worship. However I also understand that ABS brakes,=20 >traction control, air bags, crash testing, four wheel drive, computer=20 >controlled fuel systems, catalytic converters and pollution controls,=20 >vast improvements in automatic transmission design, etc. in the final=20 >analysis really make for a better automobile albeit a more complex and=20= > >even finicky one. > >But I=92m keeping my Mercedes! > >Does this at all resonate? > >Harry > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: Charlie Falke <chfalke@xxxxxxx> > > >>telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >> >>>The simplicity of the SL and SL2 also appeal to me (along with the=20 >>>beauty >>>of the incomparable Leicaflex viewfinders) so they remain my >>>carry-everywhere cameras=3D2E What I like about my digital camera=20 >>>(R8/DMR i=3D >>>n >>>my case) is the image quality particularly compared with film at high=20= >>> >>> > > > >>>ISO,=3D >>> >>>auto white balance, the extremely low cost of the dud photos, the=20 >>>instant >>>feedback, and the quick transfer to the computer, which is how I=20 >>>print my >>>photos whether film-origin or digital=3D2E >>> >>>What I dislike most about the Leicaflexes - actually the ONLY thing I >>>dislike about the Leicaflexes - is high-ISO films=3D2E What I = >>> >>> >dislike=20 > > >>>most >>>about digital cameras is the support hardware: chargers, batteries,=20= >>> >>> > > > >>>backup=3D >>> >>> >>> >>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? >>--=20 >>Charlie Falke _____ /\ >> | __/\__/------/__) >> |(____\/_________/ >>"One test result is worth | |/ `o >> one thousand expert opinions" - Wernher Von Braun 0 N4003M >>"Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein >> >> >> >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/