Quality and the "fingerprint" of a lens are often very personal choices, and subtle differences may decide one's preference in choosing a lens. If you've not spent some time using a Leica you may not know, understand, or appreciate the difference between it and an SLR. If you have, you may prefer an SLR, or not care either way. I feel the same way as Meyers wrt cameras with a lot of features. Note also that he has not given up on digital, but has just stopped using it for a certain aspect of his photography, for which he feels the Leica is better suited.
On one hand you say "use what equipment you feel comfortable with ...." and then you seemingly criticize or judge his choice when you make the comment "I dont have the problem he seems to have with the buttons and controls. I simply set it to manual and do what I normally would do with a manual camera: set exposure, compose and shoot, whats the problem?" Shel > [Original Message] > From: Gonz > Well, I cannot contest what he likes, use what equipment you feel > comfortable with and lets you concentrate on the image and moment you > want to capture. I do contest however, his obsession with the technical > aspects of the equipment and especially the lens choice. While it is > true that there is a difference between mediocre and good lenses, I > don't see enough of a difference between top quality Pentax lenses and > top of the line Leica lenses to justify that system. I do wish however, > that Pentax made a monochrome version of the *istD, it would quickly > replace my color *istD, which is my camera of choice right now. I dont > have the problem he seems to have with the buttons and controls. I > simply set it to manual and do what I normally would do with a manual > camera: set exposure, compose and shoot, whats the problem? > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Pete Meyers makes the move from digital back to film. Some of what he > > expresses mirrors what I feel, although I cannot attest to his technical > > accuracy about a few points regarding digital, or even some of his comments > > about film. However, many of the technical points he makes are of little > > or no interest to me, certainly not in the overall context of the entire > > article. Perhaps some here will find his comments mirror their own > > feelings. I'm sure others will dismiss what he has to say with little > > thought ... progress moves forward and Pete - and others, including myself > > - are lagging behind. > > > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/enough-already.shtml > > > > http://tinyurl.com/dxxto > > > > Shel > > > >
