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Old 03-19-2007, 08:33 AM   #101
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What Digital Camera Do You Use?

I have used Leica M cameras for 35 years. I now have a Leica SLR model R9 with the Digital Modul-R back with 10 mega pixels. This lets me switch from slide film to digital or vice versa in about 20 seconds. It must be the easiest camera in the world to clean the sensor. It is fully exposed right in front of you when you remove the back. My specialty is wildlife and birds. I use a variety of lenses up to 800mm. I seldom ever meet anyone with this camera so if there is one on these threads, it would be interesting to compare notes.

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Old 03-19-2007, 08:45 AM   #102
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It is interesting that this thread is 3 years old....
hi az' and uwe...

old or just a time capsule?

what was interesting to me is how things have changed during these 3 years...

like moonstruck i'm partial to canons...

and on the palm sized point/shoot side, most all models have dropped the viewfinder...

outdoor in bright light, lcd screens aren't very useful...

so having a view finder is still an absolute 4me...

as marks new sd800is elph still has...

nice pix moonstruck!

saddletramp the r9 with digital back is an amazing camera....

i'm saving now for a black m8. love the size and lens options...


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Old 03-19-2007, 09:01 AM   #103
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Thanks 2Air for the model number! Power and respect to Saddletramp for having the good taste to buy a Leica but where's the pics?! Lol!
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:30 AM   #104
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Early last year I replaced a Nikon Coolpix 475 with a viewfinder that wasn't very good with a Coolpix L1 that has only the big screen. Even though I like the other features of the L1, trying to compose a shot in bright sun on the screen is next to impossible.

I'm in the market now for an SLR. There was an interesting article in this past Sunday's business section of our local paper that said to expect big drops in SLR prices this year. They gave as an example that Nikon and Cannon SLRs that currently list for around $1,000, will be available for around $299 by year's end. The drops supposedly will be caused by discounters entering the market ...I'm an engineer not an economist.

I think I'll wait awhile before making my next camera purchase.

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Old 03-19-2007, 09:36 AM   #105
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:40 AM   #106
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Early last year I replaced a Nikon Coolpix 475 with a viewfinder that wasn't very good with a Coolpix L1 that has only the big screen. Even though I like the other features of the L1, trying to compose a shot in bright sun on the screen is next to impossible.
Try this:

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Old 03-19-2007, 10:24 AM   #107
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I have to fight with my 13 year old son to get lens time.

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Old 03-19-2007, 10:40 AM   #108
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hi randy

sure prices continue to drop while featues expand...

we live in great times, camera wise...

the nikon coolpix 990 i purchased nearly 8? years ago,

still works great, especially for macros...

it was 1000$ then

we now can buy 3x the camera for 1/3 the price...

and the price of sd/cf 'film' is amazingly low...

before going for a dslr take a look at the canon mark and moonstruck mention...

some of the canon powershot sd-xxx-is elph series STILL include a viewfinder....

up to 9mp and zoom and image stabilization and really quick shooting....in a TINY camera!

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Wow... it's cool to see an old thread resurrected! Like 2Air, I have enjoyed watching the evolution of digital.

Like Saddletramp, I've been a Leica M user since 1974; however two years ago I sold the last M4 and haven't looked back. When I was shooting professionally in the '90s, the Canon EOS1 was king, and I had a stable of lenses. I sold that and the Hassy 500s in the late '90s while they still had value.

I have a Canon G5 which is a world traveller, but have switched almost entirely to 4/3ds equipment. I have two Olympus E1 bodies that, even though they're 5mp, produce some absolutely superior images. The color produced by Olympus lenses and sensors leaves everyone else in the dust. The new pro Olympus is due out later this year. It'll be interesting to see what the specs are.

I also sprang for a Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1K with the Leica D 14-50mm zoom in January. I got mine for $1299 with the Vario-Summarit 14-50 as the kit. The 25mm f/1.4 Leica D lens is supposed to be released onto the market in the next few days. The nice thing about 4/3ds is that all of the equipment is interchangeable (for the most part) among all the players, so all my Oly gear is interchangeable with the Panny and vice-versa.

The Lumix L1K is essentially the same as the Leica Digilux-3. It has an amazing dead-ringer feel for the M series rangefinders. The shutter release is in exactly the same place, as is the viewfinder (albeit dim). Muscle memory says "ahhhhh". If you like the feel of the Leica M cameras, then the L1/D3 may be the SLR for you. They're not the pro quality of the R9 outfit, but for most of us "mere consumers" they're pretty awesome. I don't have the scratch for an R9 with the digi-back, but rest assured I'd have one if I could afford it!

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on edit... I forgot to say... Awesome work, Moonstruck! Great stuff!
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hi roger

how do you like the dmc-L1?

it looks like a wonderful body.

i've considered one.

so all 4/3 lens will fit it?

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Old 03-19-2007, 01:18 PM   #111
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Wellll, I finally decided to stop using my trusty, old Pentax K1000 and upgrade to a Pentax K100D. The nice part is that I'm able to use all of my K1000 lenses on the K100. (Can't do shake reduction with them, but it sure was the inexpensive way to go!)

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hi roger

how do you like the dmc-L1?

it looks like a wonderful body.

i've considered one.

so all 4/3 lens will fit it?

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In a word, it's eccentric. Much like the M series Leicas, BMW motorcycles, or eccentric folding bikes: you either fit it, or you don't. There isn't much gray area.

It's solid, richly featured, and easy to use. The viewfinder is a porrofinder and is dim by current standards, but useable nonetheless, and the camera offers live view for those times when the viewfinder just won't quite cut it.

The lens and especially the Mega OIS is superb. 4/3rds is a standard, and all of the manufacturers who build for it build stuff that will fit all 4/3rds standard.

If you can get a DMC L1K kit for under $1500 it's well worth the investment, IMHO.

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Old 03-19-2007, 04:13 PM   #113
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. . .This is my next camera but I will have to give you a link to the UK version. I can't find a US equivalent. I think over there they're called Elphs.
Canon UK - Digital IXUS 800 IS
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The camera you reference is very similar to the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS, Digital ELPH.

The documentation that came with the Powershot calls it a Digital IXUS850 IS, and it appears to have one more megapixel (7.1).
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Old 03-19-2007, 04:18 PM   #114
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I use a Canon 1Ds. The best digital camera I have ever tried. Better than 35mm film IMHO
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Old 03-19-2007, 10:45 PM   #115
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Diehard Olympus Fan Goes Bad

I have loved Olympus SLR's, especially the Zuico lenses, since 1972 when I started out with the OM1, then went to the OM2, and ended with the OM4T...and still have them. Finally "went over " to digital in '98 with the Olympus 540D and it was a great camera..so then went to the 8 megapixel Stylus about 5 years ago and hated not having the viewfinder, so kept using the old 540.

This Christmas I broke bad and changed to the Nikon 3000D...it has everything I wanted (no video...don't want or need it) and more...10.2 mp, programmable, manual, or auto features and a lens that takes beautiful shots. It does not have a "live" screen (but as I said, I don't like using it anyway) so it can give you the manual while you are taking shots thru the viewfinder...a neat feature. The price has come down nicely and is available in kits with the 18-55 zoom or another kit with a low and high zoom.
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What digital camera?

Hi folks, I couldn't help myself when I realized there were a bunch of nuts on this forum as well... photo nuts that is.... Olympus SW1030... great for wet weather, about 10 MP, Nikon D200, 10 MP, and a Nikon D90, lots of camera for the money 12 Mp, but the Olympus will do most of the work for a lot of snapshots. The Nikons are used in RAW format which gives a 10 Mb file and lots of editing room.

Ultimately I would like to get to a full format digital as this obviously gives more data to work with...

I'll stick my nose into the photo forum more often... my website www.fantinesvoice.com has about 200+ snapshots from all over the country if anyone is interested.
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Anyone shooting 4/3 yet?

Which one?


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