Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 9, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yesterday I went out and bought a new Nikon D800e for myself after getting poisoned by some of the Photo Malaysia guys. Anyway after charging the the battery and screwing on a lens I took a few shots in the house and proceeded to the bedroom and asked my wife if she wanted a new camera? Without any comment from her I put the D800e in her bag and she is now a proud owner of a new Nikon..............for me I just want to shoot Leica crazy or stupid???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indina Posted September 9, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Posted September 9, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Rich. Â :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 9, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Wow, you made your mind up after a few moments use? Didn't you hold the camera in the store? Could've saved yourself a lot of money! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iedei Posted September 9, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted September 9, 2012 just sell it or return it.....I see no reason why your wife should be forced to carry around such a vulgar machine! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 9, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Rich. I wish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaPassion Posted September 9, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted September 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) How does buying a Nikon relate to Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 9, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted September 9, 2012 How does buying a Nikon relate to Leica?Kind of like drinking tea without a chocolate digestive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 9, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted September 9, 2012 I am genuinely not sure what motivated you to post this thread and whether you expect sympathy or absolution. Thanks for flaunting your wealth so tastelessly though. Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 9, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted September 9, 2012 ^^^^Me too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 9, 2012 Share #11  Posted September 9, 2012 ............. crazy or stupid????  In this case I don't think the difference is significant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeman Posted September 9, 2012 Share #12  Posted September 9, 2012 You could have sold me the 800e for £100 and you would now be £100 better off!  Ivan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 9, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted September 9, 2012 I've just been fiddling around trying to make some camera and lens choices, and as part of the process I was comparing my M9 with 135 TE to my Canon 5D2 and 180 APO-Telyt. Â Experimental outcome - the 5D2 and 180 clearly delivered "better" results most of the time: better lens (slightly), better focusing reliability, less image noise (the M9/135 required stopping down to f/8 for decent focus reliability, which meant ISO 400 or 800 in anything but direct sunlight). Â Practical outcome - I'm not giving up the M9; I'm giving up medium-telephoto photography (unless absolutely necessary). Lugging the 5D just isn't worth it. I'll get better pictures with a camera I'm comfortable with (Leica M, limited to 15mm-90mm). Â (One week of hauling around the 5D for the tests reinflamed lower-back pains that had disappeared when I first switched to Ms 10 years ago. Lesson (re)learned.) Â As David Alan Harvey said, in explaining his shift from Nikon/180 photographer to Leica/35 photographer: "I still see "180mm" pictures - I just don't take them any more." Â The 5D will sit on my shelf unless I absolutely, positively need 180-400 reach, or the video capability (with a 21 Super-Angulon-R). And who knows - a live-view, video-capable M10 announcement next week could put it on the for-sale shelf, instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 10, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted September 10, 2012 Quite a few members here have picked up wrongly what this thread is all about, its not about me being rich or carless with money (well not too carless) its about "wanting to shoot Leica" rather than carrying around a big DSLR Â Andy I feel for you Bro, I only own a 35mm f2 and will buy a Summilux 21mm next week but that will be it until after Christmas when I will hopefully get a 50mm Summilux and nothing else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 10, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted September 10, 2012 Well. an action like this would have met with a cold reception in my house. Not being a button fetishist, Patricia would have made me return the Nikon promptly. As a matter of fact she was quite taken with the Fuji X 10 ( so was I btw, lovely little camera) but refused to let me trade in her Olympus XZ1, as she prefers a white camera... So, from my perspective, stupid I fear.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT07 Posted September 10, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted September 10, 2012 You never mentioned if your wife was into photography? If she isn't then this was just plain foolish. If she is than perhaps you scored some points that will pay dividends later. . Btw, I never for a second read your post as an intent to flaunt wealth. After all this is a Leica forum. You can't buy anything more than a used M8 and a starter third party lens for the $3200 cost of the D800E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 10, 2012 Share #17 Â Posted September 10, 2012 You never mentioned if your wife was into photography? .Yes she is and even though this is now her new toy, it is a family toy and we share things so not a big issue here....................but saying that I agree that it was stupid to not at least sat down with my old lady and discussed this first as she might have preferred a nice new X-Pro or something a wee bit smallerAnyway she is happy and I am happy shooting Leica so its win win situation all the way around:):) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianv Posted September 10, 2012 Share #18 Â Posted September 10, 2012 Screwing a lens onto a Nikon is hard to do unless you have an L->M adapter. I have one. Then, a screwmount Leica lens would only be good for macro work because the lens register is off. You can collapse an early Summicron into the Nikon, but it still only gets ~6" focus. Tested that. The image is better than using a Leica Mount collapsible Nikkor 5cm F2 used close-up. Compared the two on the Nikon. Â It would have been better to use an F-Mount lens on the D800e to give a better assessment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 10, 2012 Share #19 Â Posted September 10, 2012 ................ its not about me being rich or carless with money (well not too carless) its about "wanting to shoot Leica" rather than carrying around a big DSLRÂ .................. Â So why did you go out and buy a big DSLR? Â I'm confused. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 10, 2012 Share #20  Posted September 10, 2012 So why did you go out and buy a big DSLR? I'm confused. Because at the time it seemed like a good idea.............but this has all backfired on me as my wife says she can't stand the weight of the D800e so today I got her a Xpro1 instead:) could have been worse she cold have asked for a MM:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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