[Leica] Another R option (now M9)

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

What phototograers are used to now is NOT the ability to shoot a black cat
on a garbage can in a dark alley at midnight. Wide open.

But a a black cat on a garbage can in a dark alley at midnight. Stopped
down. With the cat leaping off the garbage can frozen in the air. Plus the
other garbage can ten feet back its cat is leaping off and being also frozen
in the air. In the same shot. Deep focus. Frozen. Low light
With no flash.

In other words at least iso 64,000 and be there and probably way way more.

Mark

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Mark William Rabiner




> From: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:51:13 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Conversation: [Leica] Another R option (now M9)
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another R option (now M9)
> 
> A much smaller niche now than in the 90's in the days of the M6 Geoff.
> Leica is now paying Magnum photographers to be seen with M's in their hands
> and calling it a "Partnership".  A PR quagmire as its fooling nobody when 
> what
> need to happen is the sensor upgraded. When that happens the photographers
> will be paying for the cameras not the other way around.
> 
> EVERY Magnum photogeek in the 90's used M's. Read BEST photographers in the
> world. And people would say then "nobody" was using them.  People knew
> differently.  "Nobody" then meant not the masses of photogs but the very 
> best
> photogs were certainly using M6's. Not a bad niche to be in.
> 
> NONE of the Magman photograms are now using M9's.  So now "nobody" means
> "nobody" for sure. Its not a niche at all its pretty much nobody. The full
> frame sensor did not do it as to tear them away from their DSLR's they're 
> NOT
> going to go down 4 f stops in iso speed to do that.
> 
> But again I'll say when that sensor is upgraded they will follow.
> 
> If you build it they will come.
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:51:12 +1000
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another R option (now M9)
>> 
>> That will be news to the 200% more customers since the M9 was released!
>> It has been a niche camera and not a mainstream choice for pros for quite
>> some time certainly.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff