Photograph and Camera talk

[dizco]

@FOXY:

@jacoavlu:

The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

Ricoh makes great compacts.

are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
(regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

[jacoavlu]

The X1 may not have a Pana counterpart. I haven't looked into it I'm sure it's a nice camera, just as the Leica/Pana cameras are nice too - I own one.

I just wouldn't put too much value on the Leica name when it comes to a digital (non-M mount) camera.

[shutoko]

@dizco:

@FOXY:

@jacoavlu:

The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

Ricoh makes great compacts.

are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
(regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

The sensor at least is made by Sony.

[loghill]

@shutoko:

@dizco:

@FOXY:

@jacoavlu:

The Leica P&S cameras are pretty much rebadged Panasonics. As such, you pay a premium for the red dot.

Ricoh makes great compacts.

are you sure about X-1 being a rebadged Panasonics?
(regarding Leica D-Lux and V-Lux 20 you should be right…)

nope, X1 is made in germany and it's 100% leica's design (AFAIK)

The sensor at least is made by Sony.

Yes, and the M8 and M9 use Kodak sensors. It would be impossible to such a small manufacturer to put out their own sensors.

X1 is indeed a real Leica, made in Germany. But still not worth the money, I think.

[loghill]

Postman just brought this:

[jacoavlu]

as long as we're sharing…

[guillaume]

@jacoavlu:

as long as we're sharing…

lovely

[jacoavlu]

thanks

and for more tele work, I like these 2

[guillaume]

noooo. for tele photo work use your legs.

[jacoavlu]

Understood.
What's that saying, if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough?
When I said tele, suppose I should have said candid portrait.
Love the bokeh the 85/2 can make, love it with my kids, not too tight but don't have to be in their face. And the lens is very compact, not much bigger than a 50 Summicron.
The combo of an M + 35mm and SLR + 85mm handles everything.

[nooblet333]

Amazing Leica back there!

[loghill]

@jacoavlu:

as long as we're sharing…

What a beauty. Love the brassing!

Since I sold my M8, this has been my everyday-camera:

[FOXY]

I'll guess I have to wake up these 2 beauties from their spell of ten years…

gotta go and get them fixed again.

[jacoavlu]

loghill - like that M6, and the 50 DR is a great lens. superb on b&w.
foxy - a nice pair you got there, I had a 35 SE once, had fun with it, still can't believe how compact those old Rollei's are

[Finn666]

today's favourite:

[FOXY]

@jacoavlu:

…
foxy - a nice pair you got there, I had a 35 SE once, had fun with it, still can't believe how compact those old Rollei's are

Thanks!
They were pretty much all I ever needed before digital came along. Way back then I even did some of the lab work myself…

[jacoavlu]

It was only about 5 years ago I discovered how easy and satisfying it was to develop my own black and white film. Just wish I had more time for it.

Tri-x souped in Rodinal, can't beat that for me.

[FOXY]

@jacoavlu:

It was only about 5 years ago I discovered how easy and satisfying it was to develop my own black and white film. Just wish I had more time for it.

Tri-x souped in Rodinal, can't beat that for me.

Don't put any bad ideas in my head!
My wife would hate this…

[crisone]

Nice pics Finn.

Some I'd like to share as well…....

5D, 16-35L:

5D, 24-70L:

5D, 15mm FE:

T1i, 28-75:

Cris.

[Finn666]

^love'em chris…i def. need to get me some more lenses i see!