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carstenw wrote:
brainiac wrote:
I'm not proselytising, I'm considering the alternatives like the thread title says.
You? Mwahahaha, Brainiac, we all know that *you* aren't *considering* anything. You've got what you want, a Canon.
If you want to do comparisons, put equivalent lenses on.
No Carsten - I'm a switcher. Over the years I have used gear made by Leica, Hasselblad, Mamiya, Rollei, Schneider, Zeiss, Nikon, Canon, Contax, Pentax, Bronica, Minolta and Fuji, to name a few. I have no brand loyalty whatsoever. I look at the tools, and how they perform the tasks I have to carry out, and how much they cost. I would have no hesitation in using M system if it made sense. But cost is a big issue, and if I can get the same job done while spending less, then that's the route I'll take. I would love to be able to use smaller and lighter cameras than the EOS kit that I use now, but I have to assess the utility of the gear in an unsentimental way. For example, I am much more enthusiastic about the M9 than I was about the M8, for the obvious reasons that it is now full frame, with better resolution and better high iso performance.
But the competition does not stand still, and I have to compare the camera with much cheaper and more feature-packed alternatives. That's what this thread is about. "M9 or something else." Wide apertures only really matter to me when there is little light, and so for my uses an f2 lens on a 5D2 competes directly with an f1.4 lens on an M, due to the sensor difference. Given that constraint, the M9 just isn't $5000 smaller and lighter than a 5D2 with an Ultron. If you're happy with an f2.8 lens, iso 2500 iso and no built-in flash then the M9 really is a bit smaller, for a price. I'm just saying that if you choose your lenses carefully on D700 or 5D2 you can get pretty close to the M9's size/weight, save $5000, and enjoy the benefits of a more versatile system.
As regards 'pocketability' as a threshold for size, for me it needs clarification. There are three kinds of pocket that I use:
- jeans
- suit breast pocket
- coat/parker side-pocket
The reality for me is that the M9 fails on the first two counts, and succeeds on the third. But so does my 5D2, so all that money spent on the comparatively modest reduction in size doesn't really represent good value, for me:
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