Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So to set all our beloved glass free to run at their full potential will run us $21,000. Still less than an S2 body. ;~) Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Oct 10, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> oops! forgot the IMG link >> >> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=1761> >> >> It was a very exciting! experience. >> Every bit as exciting as the first shooting with my M digital. >> Having digital image capture available >> in our most beloved form factors does >> tend to make the heart pound. >> >> And the fact that I could hang this back on my Ultima >> gives it a further pull on my heart. >> >> $13,995 is price of admission. >> <http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/HA13944/> >> significantly below any other 39 MPixel, 36.7x49.0 mm solution. >> >> The Phase One P45+, 39 MPixel >> runs $19,999. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On Oct 10, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> I'm excited! >>> If you had to pay for the thing how much would it cost? >>> Maybe you could just Mug the guy! Grab the back and run away! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > Well if your going to blow 3 grand for a D700 might as well tell > your banker > or loan shark to just make it 5 grand for a D3. > And if your going to blow 5 grand for a D3 you might was well tell > your > banker or loan shark to make it 7 grand for an M9. Freeing my > Leica glass > out of Pelican plastic prison. The M9 by the way is virtually the > same price > as a D3x. > And if your going to blow 7 grand for an M9 you might was well > tell your > banker or loan shark to make it 14 grand and get a Hasselblad CFV > 39! > Freeing my Zeiss glass out of Pelican plastic prison. > > I'm going to go for an M9 > Fall short > And end up with a D3 > Which is a heck of a lot better then a measly D700. > Only babies use D700's. > Big fat ones. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information