Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What does it do? -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:27 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 success (or lack thereof) > > The M9 Titanium is quite a different camera than the various previous > M6 blue skinned and engraved 'specials' and cameras of similar style. > The M9Ti has a lot of features that are different and experimental in > the sense that Leica AG want to see what the response is. It's a > concept camera rather than a special, and as such the factory has > different expectations from its sale and responses than the specials. > The specials are completely outside the sphere of interest and > concern of actual photographers, and are intended for well heeled > collectors only. The Ti is a probe for directions the M series should > take for future developments. The current Ti series might be for > collectors in the end, but their response is important. > > > >> Lets not just forget that the S2 is not a limited edition camera designed >> for rich collectors like the M9 Titanium or other bon bons of the same ilk >> which are unfortunate money makers of a low order for the company to >> survive >> and expected of them. Both cameras really don't belong on the same page or >> in the same discussion. >> The S2 is very much a working camera. They will not exist in collectors >> glass cases. >> They are not precious. >> >> >> "He wants the precious. Always he is looking for it. And the precious is >> wanting to go back to him... But we mustn't let him have it." >> >> Myyy PRECIOUSSS. >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> >> >>> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:05:02 +1300 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 success (or lack thereof) >>> >>> My dealer got one for a client, he then heard that a second one was >>> coming >>> to NZ (unassigned) so took it for himself. Doesn't sound like what would >>> happen if all 500 were sold - it surprised me.... >>> >>> john >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> Seeing that they sold off the 500 Leica M9Ti without even trying in a >>>> matter of weeks, >>> >>> > > -- > > Henning J. Wulff > Wulff Photography & Design > mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information