[LRflex] Re: Speculation re: London Blow out of Demo R lenses
- From: Doug Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 05:32:51 -0700
On May 3, 2007, at 2:11 AM, Alex Hurst wrote:
> Which, of course, begs the question of why the other-brand digital
> body should just be a back-up.
Put a DMR behind APO glass and you'll see why. Be sure you're
sitting down when you first see the results.
> Excellent though Leica glass is, much
> of the glass produced by its competitors comes very near in terms of
> image quality and is a lot cheaper.
"Very near" is all relative. Differences that seem insignificant to
one photographer are huge to another. As far as cost is concerned,
there isn't a lot of difference in initial outlay between top-of-the-
line Nikon or Canon and Leica-R and the R gear historically has had a
longer useful life and higher resale value. If nearly as good is
good enough and if you're use of the equipment doesn't test the
limits of durability then something less than top-of-the-line from a
maker other than Leica is probably a better choice.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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