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Why do you favour Leica M R Digital or P&S

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i have a realy good leica outfit and it is really good for cycling. yes i am more like a 911 when using it - especially down hill.
 
Charles, you misunderstood my comment. I don't think an M camera can do everything. I have and use a Nikon system with everything from a 14mm up to a 300/2.8 AFS. Up until 2 months ago I also had a Canon EOSv and all the best L lenses. I produced and got paid for shooting thousands of images with this equipment. In the end I have to use some of that gear to get certain shots, but not nearly enough to justify the inventory costs. The real judge for me
is what comes out the other end. Even my layman wife can pick out a Leica shot from all the hundreds I may do on a job using different gear.

And, it's been my experience that the Leica's are the
ones that come to the rescue when technology goes on the blink, never the other way around. I NEVER go on a job anymore without a Leica as back-up.
 
What becomes obvious here is that what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. All of these systems have their strengths and weaknesses and work well in some situations and not so well in others.
 
[I agree with Brent. And just as a tip:I work with a Leica M6 TTL and a Nikon F100 also. To my amazament, I found out that the Nikon SC-17 cord works on the M6TTL conected to the Leica SF-20 flash, keeping the TTL funtioning as good as set in the camera. ]
 
Hallo,
I am looking for a compromise between quality of pictures and a compact small, handy camera. Normally I use my Minolta 7XI,with a 28-110 zoom objective, but for sportive outdoor activities, that's not the right camera. I have tried a APS Canon Ixus, with a zoom of 35-70 mm, but the quality of the APS photosystem is not my kind of thing! The picture are not "sharp".
I have read some news about the new Leica C 3 and C2. Can somebody give me experiences/news of these camera's. Is the quality of the pictures made with a Leica camera real better than pictures made with a Canon APS Ixus?
I am looking for a camera with the possibility of spotmeasuring, and a flash.
Greetings
Karel Leenhouts Holland
 
I have a Leica C1. The flash pictures upclose are washed out. Pictures far away are under exposed(dark). Outdoors the shots are terrific. I've never experenced such sharp ,colorful pictures.I love the many exposure controls. The indoor flash problem is what I don't know how to solve. Any suggestions.
 
I adore M series Leicas which i own one. They are what Leicas are meant to be. The real thing with an unparalleled pedigree. However, I have suspicions about R series machines. I wouldn't go for one while there are great Contax gears with outstanding Carl Zeiss lenses and much better electronics. I don't appreciate Leica's partnership with outfits like Minolta and Panasonic. SLR - and perhaps digital - is not Leica's game and saved the lenses it doesn't excel there.
 
Murat, Leica reflex cameras are not the real thing, but the Contax reflex line is. It not good for Leica to partner with Minolta and Panasonic, but it is OK for Contax to partner with Yashica. Why is one good and the other not? I have been earning my living as a photographer since 1967 and since 1968 been using Leica and Leica reflex camras for my 35mm work. I have owned the Minolta based 16mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye Elmarit-R and the original 80-200mm f/4.5 Vario-Elmar-R for years and they are top rated lenses. The R3 was a collabration with Minolta but the prism, the mirror, part of the metering system (I think)and of course the lens mount were Leica. The shutter was designed for Leica by Copal. As I understand it, from the R4 thru R7 only used a body casting from Minolta. They are all Leica design. All the Leica reflex camera with a couple of exceptions take all the R lenses. When Contax introduced its autofocus camera, they changed the lens mount, leaving their customer base out in the cold. Leica is a small company and needs to partner with someone with digital experience. Panasonic has that experience. Panasonic benefits from the Leica expertise in optics. It is a win-win situtation. Camera companies today can not survive without offering digital products. The Leica reflex line is generally as complete and veratile a any other manufacturer. Except for lacking autofocus feature, the R8 and R9 are as up to date as anything else on the market.
Happy Snaps,
 
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