DaveBowman

@JDThomas - Indeed, like you I also bought it to do a job, a job for which my previous Leica's had always served me well. Unfortunately it fell well short. I fully accepted the camera for what it...

@JDThomas - Indeed, like you I also bought it to do a job, a job for which my previous Leica's had always served me well. Unfortunately it fell well short. I fully accepted the camera for what it...

It's perhaps worth adding that I have nothing against Leica products per se. I just believe that since they were dragged kicking and screaming into the digital age they've struggled to produce...

@JDThomas - oh dear, seems I've hit a nerve. I understand you own the camera, paid good money for it, etc. etc. Sorry your feel you need to be so protective, but it's understandable. If I'd paid...

@JDThomas - so, you think the M8 was worthy of the 'Leica' name do you? It was in no way clunky, slow, periodically hung, shutter would lock, needed filters after the fact because it hadn't been...

Well I've owned a number of Leica M's and I struggle to understand how they're still in business. If it wasn't for Chinese collectors, they probably wouldn't be! The M8 was terrible, the M9 had...

Well I for one would. Aside from the fact that your sums are way out (as already pointed out), I like to own the products I pay for, be it a car, house or, in this case, software.

Thinks stinks of an Adobe 'sponsored' poll. The cage has been well and truly rattled.

@lxstorm - okay 'pal', my opinion is based on experience across formats. MF has many limititations which 35mm cameras don't and the closer 35mm gets to MF in IQ the more photographers will move...

No I didn't actually, but feel free to continue ASSuming!

"This question comes only from people who have no experience of medium format at all." - oh really? I've used both the H4D and S2 systems and yes, Leica, you need to be worried about cameras like...

2/2 ...Will this subtle hammer to the head stop you from going off on any other wayward tangents unrelated to the point I was making? I hope so. Now back under the bridge with you.

NB: I really...

1/1 Well it seems that we're talking about your complete misinterpretation of my intention, and now you feel you're qualified to call me 'dishonest' to boot!

I made a comment about the decline of...

WilliamJ - you're the one who said 'EVERY' photographer, not I. I'll admit though that it was a pretty crude attempt on your part to put words into my mouth. Similarly, 'standardisation' instead...

To the casual observer it would appear that you did, WilliamJ. I certainly didn't. But isn't that the great thing about art in general, it's so subjective. There are those who achieve standards...

I must say you paint a very grim picture for the future of photography if these portraits indicate standards of excellence.

Regardless of whatever concept was behind these pictures (or is now hurriedly trying to be attached), these photographs are really terrible. Bad lighting, awful poses, creased backdrop. It's not...