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I agree entirelyOkay, let's cut to the chase.
Sell all of it except the X100, and get a Leica S2.
Nothing is capable of clearing out a gear closet like an S2 :ROTFL:
"Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
-Marc
- have just done the same. But the S2 does get quite heavy for traveling and an M9 with a couple of lenses would definitely not disappoint, in my experience.
I don't really see anything in that collection that would have suffered from being shot with an M9 or demands 40MP and up... That doesn't mean they're not good photographs, only that it's hard to see how more resolution would further improve on them.
I agree. Was planning to shoot panoramas and skylines with the Blad but too much haze in the sky the entire week of our stay.
You mean you determined this from web-size images? But isn't that always the argument against MFD. I did the same thing recently on a trip to Tokyo with a Pentax 645D. While you really cannot see the benefit on the web, at least without a comparison image, there is a huge benefit to shooting situations like this with MFD. Whether you care for the technical difference is subjective. An M9 would also have made nice images as this does not come down to simply technical attributes. But to imply that there is no benefit to using a higher resolution camera, I cannot agree with that.
), but being a member of "Dante's Inferno," I am certainly realizing the benefits of using MFD in areas of photography that have been the providence of smaller formats. And it is not even the resolving power but other attributes like the tonality.+1.You mean you determined this from web-size images? But isn't that always the argument against MFD. I did the same thing recently on a trip to Tokyo with a Pentax 645D. While you really cannot see the benefit on the web, at least without a comparison image, there is a huge benefit to shooting situations like this with MFD. Whether you care for the technical difference is subjective. An M9 would also have made nice images as this does not come down to simply technical attributes. But to imply that there is no benefit to using a higher resolution camera, I cannot agree with that.
I am not trying to start a flame (I have my smiley face on
And don't get me wrong. The M9 may very well be the right tool for Joe, but I can't quite dismiss MFD so easily.
Hi Marc.... so is this a clear statement of your H4D/60 being better than your S2 then?
Sounds like a good plan ... except the "first Born" part
Depends on your ideal: Maximum resolution and file sizes, or an enjoyable holiday (without cursing your equipment bag). Both are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but frequently can be.
).Happy Birthday Marc, as you're mentioning the 'fall of life' can I assume that you're about to hit your '40's?Ideals can also give way to getting old. (on my mind, because it's my B-Day tomorrow
In the Spring of my life nothing phased me, or stopped me from executing my ideals. Dawn to dusk in Yellowstone in the dead of winter, snow often above my waist-line, big assed Hasselblad 500 system w/beefy tripod, anything to get the shot for my Big Sky Resort client ... and stuff like that.
In the Fall of life, more ...ummm ...practical considerations have reared their compromising head.
I say if you are young and fit, go for it ... there will be plenty of time later for little cameras and softer paths ... trust me on this
-Marc
You forgot to add the :ROTFL: Ben.
One of those Minox that looks like a Leica M.
