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Thanks Richard. Actually that's our son, but don't worry, we hear that a lot due to his hair length. He was trying to keep up with our dog, not chasing him.Keith makes it look easy. He probably focused on the branches below and asked his daughter to chase the dog to jump. That's how I would have done it
Is that the 75 'lux? I'm glad you put it into great use. It wasn't get enough love here because I also have the 85/2.
While I agree with what Llyod said above, there are no poor man's Leica. Do recall the thread about Sarah Lee and her mention (in a blog) about Leica prices. You, Robert, have a dentist camera (though it is practically useless for dental photography).I agree after lusting for a M9 for a long time I did a lot of comparisons and found that for me , the M8 is more viable . I prefer to use vintage lenses and the M8 suits them well, it also does a fantastic job of B+W , sort of a poor mans Monochrom ( well except no 10000 ISO!)
What some people overlook is pixel density , the M9 is full frame and is 18 MP the M8 is a 1.33 crop and is only 10 MP, relatively the same if you do the math
Cheers!
Well, having owned both M8 and M9 cameras, I mite have to take issue with there not being a poor man's Leica. I've moved onto shooting a Fuji X-E1. I find it better in almost every regard save for the difference in falloff between an APS-C and a full frame sized sensor. I can't get that full frame shallow depth of field with my Fuji, but in every other regard this little thing kicks even my M9's ***. At 10% of the cost, once you factor in the equivalent focal length lens.While I agree with what Llyod said above, there are no poor man's Leica. Do recall the thread about Sarah Lee and her mention (in a blog) about Leica prices. You, Robert, have a dentist camera (though it is practically useless for dental photography).
The M9 is a much better camera than the M8, in every respect. Check out post 10115 from Mohammad.
The atrociously expensive MM is in a very different class altogether.
You can list anything you want, cost, live view, etc, etc. Can your XE-1 do this?Well, having owned both M8 and M9 cameras, I mite have to take issue with there not being a poor man's Leica. I've moved onto shooting a Fuji X-E1. I find it better in almost every regard save for the difference in falloff between an APS-C and a full frame sized sensor. I can't get that full frame shallow depth of field with my Fuji, but in every other regard this little thing kicks even my M9's ***. At 10% of the cost, once you factor in the equivalent focal length lens.
Both cameras are fast, the Fuji is almost silent, both make great prints, edge in color goes to Fuji, high ISO the Fuji is way better, and both have great ergonomics for the kind of documentary/street shooting I do. Leica lenses work well on both, but the EVF on the Fuji is way better to focus with in low light, which is where I spend most of my time. Is it a poor man's Leica? Nope, it doesn't have the Leica brand. But it doesn't give up much of anything else that helps great photographers create great photographs!
Very nice and atmospheric shot, kudos!