Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You can take pictures with it - probably only at home because you can no longer afford to take it anywhere. Douglas On 20.12.2010 10:58, Mark Rabiner wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >