[FaustianBargain]

(digital)

good old canon


(kodachrome)
but digital can never equal 'analog' cameras. ever.

so seriously, if you can afford to snag a m6, do so. god knows i will if i could.

[pim]

FaustianBargain, on Feb 4 2007, 06:06 AM, said:

pim, is this the m8?

eta: re image stabilisers, i have only seen it in telephoto lenses. are they installing it in digital cameras too these days? these days, i simply turn it off and use the MF.

dear pim, leica digital be damned......just go for the M6. sometimes, one should resist the temptation to mess around with a classic.

No, this is the Leica D-Lux3. The smallest of the Leica that will still allow shooting in RAW format and manual adjustment of aperture and shutter speed etc. Digital of course. I'm a web kinda girl

The D-Lux3 actually has manual focus, but with no optical viewfinder I'm not sure how to manage it.

[Lippy]

My Canon A-610 has manual focus, but even with a viewfinder, it doesn't work the same way a film camera does. A portion of the scene is maginifed on the display and you use one of the buttons to adjust distance accordingly. I would call it manual focus simulator, rather than true manuall focus.

Your camera is the one I played with at Bryant Park a few months ago. (I also played with the current Leica film model. It was the heaviest camera I've ever held -- very amusing to think that it was considered light when its predecessor was introduced.

[Adam Lawrence]

Can any kind soul give me a very brief guide to the entry-level DSLR options?

[Blondie]

pim, on Feb 6 2007, 02:51 AM, said:

Blondie, does the Lumix has a 'food' mode? Saw it on the Leica and just had to try it.

Here's a shot from the dinner yesterday at Lao Thai in the 13e. The restaurant was brightly lit in places. The shot was taken with the auto 'food' mode, auto white balance, everything. The shot was taken in jpg, and here it is with no off camera tweak whatsoever. (BTW, the 'white' part of the blue and white plate was tinted a little blue in real life too.)

Nice photos! Yes, the Lumix does have food mode, but I haven't had tried it yet. Unfortunately, the only food I'll see until WD-50 this weekend is the craft service table at work. For what it's worth, my boss, the production designer, loves his Leica D-Lux3 and the art director covets it

[Melonious Thunk]

When I feel like I want to channel Cappa, (not that I can come close) I take this lovely machine with me. Unfortunately, digital convenience, in music and photography is very seductive and often wins out. But for B&W, it's hard to beat the classic Rollei.

[Lippy]

Adam Lawrence, on Feb 6 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

Can any kind soul give me a very brief guide to the entry-level DSLR options?

Take a look at dpreview

[Melonious Thunk]

Lippy, on Feb 6 2007, 09:03 AM, said:

Adam Lawrence, on Feb 6 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

Can any kind soul give me a very brief guide to the entry-level DSLR options?

Take a look at dpreview

That is the best source, Lippy. I am still fence-sitting on a new digiSLR. Decided to buy Japanese knives instead for now.

I am impressed with the picture Christina posted from her new Sony with image stabilization. Wow!

[Peter Creasey]

pim, on Feb 5 2007, 03:41 PM, said:

Peter Creasey, on Feb 3 2007, 07:17 PM, said:

Pim, Some higher end cameras are now featuring the image stabilizer capability.

um...I just bought a Leica

Pim, As I expected, your Leica D-Lux 3 has Image Stabilization. I just pointed you toward the Canon demonstration of Image Stabilization because I thought you (and others) might find it interesting.

Here are some various particulars about OIS on your camera...

Quote

This new camera (based on the Panasonic LX-2) has a ten megapixel 16:9 ratio CCD, Leica 4x wide angle optical zoom lens (28 to 112 mm equiv.) with optical image stabilization and a 2.8" 16:9 ratio LCD monitor. (While this camera is based on the LX-2 it has had image processing adjustments as defined by Leica).

Image stabilization Optical, 2 modes

The image stabilizer (O.I.S.) leads to sharply focused images even in situations where there's not really enough natural light.

[cristina]

Melonious Thunk, on Feb 6 2007, 08:11 AM, said:

Lippy, on Feb 6 2007, 09:03 AM, said:

Adam Lawrence, on Feb 6 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

Can any kind soul give me a very brief guide to the entry-level DSLR options?

Take a look at dpreview

That is the best source, Lippy. I am still fence-sitting on a new digiSLR. Decided to buy Japanese knives instead for now.

I am impressed with the picture Christina posted from her new Sony with image stabilization. Wow!

Thunk, that's the highest praise. Thank you so much. This Sony A100 DSLR is a dream in low light, too.

Here's another photo, this one taken inside Santo Domingo church in San Cristóbal de las Casas. Existing light, no flash, image stabilization thingie turned on.



And another. This one I took just around the corner from my house. I was stopped at a traffic light, opened the car door, stuck the camera out the door and clicked.

[Lippy]

I still love my camera, but I was it had image stabilization and an 28mm wide angle equivalent at the low end of the zoom. My next one will.

[Robert Schonfeld]

Robert Capa (one "p"), one of my heroes, used Leica, Contax and Nikon. The Rollei, a terrific camera (I had one just like yours) would have been ungainly for his line of work.

[Melonious Thunk]

Robert Schonfeld, on Feb 6 2007, 10:08 AM, said:

Robert Capa (one "p"), one of my heroes, used Leica, Contax and Nikon. The Rollei, a terrific camera (I had one just like yours) would have been ungainly for his line of work.

I stand corrected on both counts. Who was the guy I recall with the Rollei? I have this image of a rugged looking guy with dark curly hair and intense eyes, in his late 30s early 40s, cigarette hanging from the side of his mouth, taking pictures in action situations with a Rollei. I thought I saw that on the Capa biography that was shown on WNET recently.

Oh well, fantasies don't have to be historically accurate, do they?

[Rebecca]

cristina, on Feb 6 2007, 06:36 AM, said:

This Sony A100 DSLR is a dream in low light, too.

These pictures are stunning. I want a camera like yours. Oh, fairy Godmother, please! The B&H catalog has several Sony A100 versions with and without flash etc., from $699 to $1200. Cristina, again, which to pick?

[tanabutler]

Rebecca, on Feb 6 2007, 10:31 AM, said:

cristina, on Feb 6 2007, 06:36 AM, said:

This Sony A100 DSLR is a dream in low light, too.

These pictures are stunning. I want a camera like yours. Oh, fairy Godmother, please! The B&H catalog has several Sony A100 versions with and without flash etc., from $699 to $1200. Cristina, again, which to pick?

Don't get a Canon. Suckiest customer service on the planet. (I owned five of them, and never again. I'm a solid Nikon girl now.)

I love the colors: it's all about the sensor. (And the D80 has it, not as expensive as the D200.)

These are my Christmas ornaments.