On Jan 27, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Paul Stenquist > <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> On Jan 27, 2011, at 1:51 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> On 11-01-27 12:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >>>> My real objection is generalizations like "equipment doesn't matter". >>>> For some shots it doesn't matter and for some it does. My opinion is >>>> that for a great majority it does make a difference. Better equipment >>>> is far less likely to be inappropriate for a particular photographic >>>> situation than lousy equipment. >>> >>> Agreed, completely. I don't think that I've ever said "equipment doesn't >>> matter" myself, I certainly didn't intend to. ... > > I've said "... Equipment often gets in the way of Photography. ..." > quite often, never that it "doesn't matter". > >>> I feel that equipment matters up to the point where it is not getting in >>> the way. ... > > Exactly. > >> I'm definitely not a collector, but I can appreciate the beauty of the Fuji >> X100. Of course I'd never buy one. It's too limited as a photographic tool. >> And in terms of pretty cameras, a Barnack Leica is more handsome, and an >> excellent one can be had for about a fourth of the Fuji's price. >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2870904&size=lg > > A Barnack Leica is a pretty thing, but having shot with three of them > for a period of 15 years I'd not want one again other than as a shelf > decoration. The viewfinder is pretty wretched. I don't see where > you're finding them for $300 ... The lowest prices I find for a > usable condition IIIf body and lens seem to be in the $500-700 range. > But I haven't looked very hard. > > Of course, they use film and I no longer work with film, so an X100 is > far far more sensible as a photographic tool at $1200 than a Barnack > Leica is for $300. At least you get a really nice viewfinder for that > price. ;-) > -- You're right of course. I didn't meant to imply that I'd rather shoot with a Barnack Leica. They're a pain. What I meant was that neither the Leica nor the Fuji would serve me very well as a photographic tool, given the type of work I do. So if I were to buy something merely because I thought it was attractive, I would opt for the prettier Leica.
Bodies can be had for around $300 or less on ebay, although with a lens I'd expect to pay $500. With the Summicron 50/2 in my photo, it's more like $600 - $750. > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
