Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, Amen. Cheers Jayanand Ted Grant wrote: > Jayanand Govindaraj offered: > Subject: Re: [Leica] 2500 ISO > > >> Frank, >> The top end Canons and Nikons are the not the competition for an M8, >> it is the mid level SLRs. I cannot imagine someone who needs a D2X or >> an IDS Mk2 for his professional work ever buying a M8 in lieu of >> either - it is just not flexible enough, (Tina and Ted excepted).<<< > > > Jayanand mon ami, > Once again you are showing your misunderstanding of how we > photographers work: > >>> I cannot imagine someone who needs a D2X or an >> >> IDS Mk2 for his professional work ever buying a M8 in lieu of either >> - it is just not flexible enough, >>>> > > > We do not buy M8's in lieu of SLR cameras, but rather as support model > to model. More often than not it's the assignment we're working on > that dictates which gear we use. If you don't have the necessary tools > of the profession to capture the moments expected of you, it isn't > long before you become a forgotten entity by editors and art directors. > > A carpenter has more than one hammer for his work as do dentists > different tools for fixing teeth. And they have them irrespective of > cost. > > We are the same. For example, I have 3 motor driven R8's and had 3 > M7's or various versions of M cameras always at the ready just in > case, whatever the assignment. They didn't replace each other but were > often used all at the same time depending on the necessity of what the > assignment called for. Or simply as support. > > Or shooting sports, the Olympics for example, the M's were rarely ever > used as it was " long glass 99,9999999999% of the time." So was it > wrong for me to spend the money for M's if not used during a 3 week > period? > > Like I said before.... Our world is quite different than you imagine. > > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >