Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] 6 weeks with an M8 in Iran
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Sep 10 17:54:29 2007

Mark,

This is a pretty old article, why bring it up now?  Most certainly his 
review conclusion is influenced by the loan of the camera.  I don't think 
anyone would not notice this.  Who cares, especially since the camera has 
been out for almost a year and we now have actual results using the camera.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>: 
-------------- 


> " 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. " 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0709/camera-corner-the-leica-m8-on-assignm
>  
> ent.html 
> 
> 
> 
> 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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