Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Another R option (now M9)
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&E Cummer)
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:38:46 -0700
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:36:30 -0400
From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Another R option (now M9)
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>

It's going to reach a turning point when the Leica camera ceases to
become a photographic tool like a brand new Ferrari isn't the best
driving car for everyday use. Leicas will be relegated to "Sunday
drive" use only.

Phil Forrest

If you go now to a public event - like a demonstration or a sports event -
the chances of seeing a Leica in the hands of a working professional
photographer using it for his work is about 1 in 1,000 by my observation.
Leica is already at the Sunday drive stage and has been for sometime.
M users like me use them because they like the process of taking a photo with
a rangefinder but they don't count on them in a pinch.

Howard
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