Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/09

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Subject: [Leica] 6 weeks with an M8 in Iran
From: crbirchenhall at googlemail.com (Christopher Birchenhall)
Date: Sun Sep 9 23:30:47 2007
References: <C30A4B9C.69778%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark

A passionate and persuasive review. Thanks for the link. Lets hope the
new 28mm returns to production soon.

Chris B

On 10/09/2007, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> " During a recent six-week trip to Iran, I shot exclusively with a Leica 
> M8.
> This camera was lent to me by Leica for assessment, but I want to stress
> that there is no financial deal involved either way."
>
> ": When my first pictures from Iran were sent to Stern magazine in Germany,
> the head of the technical lab would not believe they were shot with a
> digital camera and placed a bet with Harald Menk the foreign picture editor
> (who knew better, as I had told him these were M8 images, hahaha).?"
>
>
>
> " I did a couple of strict A-B tests with a Canon 5D before leaving to Iran
> and, in my view, the Leica wins hands down in terms of sharpness, micro
> details, contrast, highlights and lowlights tolerance, as well as color
> transition smoothness. "
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> http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0709/camera-corner-the-leica-m8-on-assignm
> ent.html
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> A the most impressive endorsement that could ever be conjured.
>
> This is public relations not advertising. No ones being paid.
> You can't BUY this kind of advertising dollar in terms of effect.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Harlem, NY
>
> rabinergroup.com
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