I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
With best regards to Leica, in someone else's hands but yours, they may not make remarkable images at all. (Can they do in-camera color-sketch? My Nikons can, and I KNOW it's true.. : )
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I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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You are The Man--I guess.
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I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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How accurate is your meter and shutter speed?
patman1 wrote:
I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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I'm with you, I always enjoyed them, whenever I was using one!
But these days, the prices for them are just totally out of line, no camera is worth that kind a dough!
I certainly can appreciate what your expressing here. I've been using a Leica since I was 5 years old. It was either a Christmas or birthday present, I can't remember which. I recently acquired a Retina. The Leica was recently rebuilt. The Retina was recently purchased. My film camera population is way more than my digital population. I feel comfortable with either. Today's digital cameras provide more than what a camera requires. There are fans of those extras and the camera companies continue to come up with more in order to sell their products. On any of my cameras, the only settings that are important are ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. The rest is somewhat of a waste of money for me.
--Bob
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I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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patman1 wrote:
I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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I'll have to take your word for it. A Leica and accompanying finest lenses in the world are not in the budget for this working stiff.
After looking at your pictures and previous post I would say the proof is in the pudding, you have the pics to back up your statement.
Fredrick
Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area
patman1 wrote:
I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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Cameras and lenses are nothing more than tools. Sounds like you’ve bought a number of expensive Leica cameras and lenses over 40 years. And you’ve probably spent a lot more money than most people over a similar timeframe. And you can take good photos. Good for you.
So what’s your point? Or is that it?
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I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.
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I hope that during the next 20 years that you plan to live that you will learn to spell and use some proper grammar-lol. I wish that Santa would bring you the English books for grammar and a spelling book. Merry Christmas,
I guess you have a portfolio that will blow me away??? I'll wait up while you get it together.
This is an interesting thread to read a night before Christmas. I'll be checking to see if I have any coal in my stocking tomorrow morning :)
ELNikkor wrote:
With best regards to Leica, in someone else's hands but yours, they may not make remarkable images at all. (Can they do in-camera color-sketch? My Nikons can, and I KNOW it's true.. : )
Sorry I bought a camera to take pictures not a drawing board.
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