Having spent some time with a borrowed M, I would have zero interest in replacing my X-T1 with one at an even-money swap. The M has good controls and great lenses, lousy low-light capabilities, no telephoto capabilities, and no autofocus. Also, I think the better of the recent Fujinon & Micro-4/3 lenses are totally competitive with the Leicas.
Here’s my secret heresy: I think the image quality you can get from well-done modern cameras with modern sensors is getting to be pretty well a wash. What matters is how good the camera is at helping you take a wide variety of pictures with the maximum speed. Leica is way, way behind on that. Leicas have become, in effect, Rolexes: Objects of great beauty that add no actual functional value, but do effectively show the world how rich you are. On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > I can never understand all the whinging over Leica prices. Sure, the T is > pricey—what's the big deal? No one forces you to buy it. The issue seems to > be that everyone one WANTS a Leica, they're just not willing to pay the > premium required. > > Why? Well in my experience, Leica simply makes better cameras than most of > the other guys. The fact that they charge for them is a point of aggravation > to those who want one but can't afford it. > > I've got five Leica bodies and fourteen Leica lenses. If I had to sell all of > my camera equipment, they'd be the last things to go, excepting the > Hasselblad SWC. > > I'm sure this will annoy the Ricoh-Pentaxian-Fujistis on this list, but I've > got my fireproof suit on (permanently), flame away... :-) > > Godfrey > > >> On Apr 24, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They managed to preview the new Leica T without mentioning the >> essentials: “less for more, in a really cool body, and everyone will >> know you’ve got money to burn” > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
