Ah.. decisions decisions....
So here I am, deciding what to do.
I have a Leica M8 body and while a M9 seems a fantastic proposition, I'm currently happy with it. Yes the noise is better, yes its 18mp vs 10mp , yadada.
But before the M9 came out the M8 was good enough and today still is.
I would like though another camera so I can shoot landscapes with higher quality and well, more "hummpppft".
Few options within my budget :
- used Mamyia ZD + 80mm - yes, I know it sucks at high ISO's and its yesterday's news but.. still a valid choice ?
- used Canon 1Ds3 - very good all arounder, higher than mamiya
- Fuji GX617 - going nuts with film
Now, I would prefer the convenience of digital and thats why the idea of the ZD + 1Ds...
But I don't want something that :
1 - its only a bit better than my M8
2 - replaces or competes for attention ( if I can say this ) with my M8
Thats why the 1Ds has the frown for me : its a much more capable camera than the M8 and thats I dont like much the idea of the 1Ds.
The ZD gets the frown because although very good, more than 100 ISO is a nono and long exposures is again a nono, which is bad. Also its not yesterday, its quite a few yesterdays technology.
The only bad thing about the GX617 is that is film and that well.. its a bit of pain. My plan with the GX617 is to develop the things at the lab and then after looking at the slides on a lighttable, get them scanned on a Hassie 848 they have.
I would love to go Hasselblad H2D or H3D ( 20 ish ) but the problem is money , lets face it.
I can get around 2500GB, thats roughly 3000 euros or 3500 usd on cash and then same thing if I trade in my Leica MP Anthracite , so I got , I go in a store to trade in + cash around 5000 GBP / 5800 € / 6500 usd.
The other problem is that the MFD used market in Europe isnt all that bright and I have my options limited.
My choice ? Would be a Hasselblad HD39II that apertureuk.com has but the 9500£ is around 3500£ out of my reach............ :thumbdown:
So here I am, deciding what to do.
I have a Leica M8 body and while a M9 seems a fantastic proposition, I'm currently happy with it. Yes the noise is better, yes its 18mp vs 10mp , yadada.
But before the M9 came out the M8 was good enough and today still is.
I would like though another camera so I can shoot landscapes with higher quality and well, more "hummpppft".
Few options within my budget :
- used Mamyia ZD + 80mm - yes, I know it sucks at high ISO's and its yesterday's news but.. still a valid choice ?
- used Canon 1Ds3 - very good all arounder, higher than mamiya
- Fuji GX617 - going nuts with film
Now, I would prefer the convenience of digital and thats why the idea of the ZD + 1Ds...
But I don't want something that :
1 - its only a bit better than my M8
2 - replaces or competes for attention ( if I can say this ) with my M8
Thats why the 1Ds has the frown for me : its a much more capable camera than the M8 and thats I dont like much the idea of the 1Ds.
The ZD gets the frown because although very good, more than 100 ISO is a nono and long exposures is again a nono, which is bad. Also its not yesterday, its quite a few yesterdays technology.
The only bad thing about the GX617 is that is film and that well.. its a bit of pain. My plan with the GX617 is to develop the things at the lab and then after looking at the slides on a lighttable, get them scanned on a Hassie 848 they have.
I would love to go Hasselblad H2D or H3D ( 20 ish ) but the problem is money , lets face it.
I can get around 2500GB, thats roughly 3000 euros or 3500 usd on cash and then same thing if I trade in my Leica MP Anthracite , so I got , I go in a store to trade in + cash around 5000 GBP / 5800 € / 6500 usd.
The other problem is that the MFD used market in Europe isnt all that bright and I have my options limited.
My choice ? Would be a Hasselblad HD39II that apertureuk.com has but the 9500£ is around 3500£ out of my reach............ :thumbdown: