Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mxsmanic wrote: > > Martin writes: > > > What can a pro wish more than camera/lens > > reliability? > > Rapid and sure service when the reliability finally gives out (nothing is 100% > reliable, not even a Leica). Leica does not meet that criterion, and that alone > would exclude it from consideration for many types of professional photography > (essentially any type of photography that involves deadlines or performance > guarantees). When your livelihood depends on having a camera available at all > times, or on meeting deadlines, you cannot afford to wait weeks or months for > service if your equipment fails. But on the other hand When your livelihood depends on having a camera available at all times you are not going to have only one camera. You are going to have a backup or two or three. I wonder which pros in the world decided against Leica because of a lack of loaner cameras? I'd doubt anyone could come up with a name. Someone who would pick Leica would be able to deal with no helicopter flying in a spare body if there's had jammed up. We don't need no darn helicopters. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/