Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> ferrel anderson <andersonfe@msn.com> wrote: > >> Larger frame size means competition for the medium format crowd. >> Maybe this is why the DMR was scuttled after Hasselblad bought out Imacon. > > My feeling too. > >> ... I am starting my savings account for the R10! > > Likewise, but mine is for the SL10 ;-) > Over the years I've toyed with the idea of moving to a 645 camera but the > prohibitive cost and the breathtaking size & weight of the long lenses for > comparable angle of view brought me back to sanity. Now it seems I may be > tempted again, this time by Leica. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com For many of us Doug it's not a "MOVE TOO" deal but an ADD ON deal. Many hard core Leica nuts had a Rolleiflex in the camera bag. For those medium format moments. For me that's trees; sans birds or lizards. Landscapes. Treescapes Rockscapes Tidepool scapes. Thing which hold still and you want to print big without it thinning out on you. Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com