Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] M9 TODAY! :-) YAHOO! WELL SORT OF! :-)
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:07:40 +0200
References: <8050586A-2A11-4062-93FD-BF2624204B54@gmail.com> <6632FBE57C604AAE8913AFA0A2C15C47@syneticfeba505> <CA+yJO1B7wh7L72c=55P8yU+H+eRXuxFmi5JpfrhoMzkVbjW8-Q@mail.gmail.com>

+1 Well said Tina, I completely agree your opinion, but it looks that  
actual world goes more to the marketing effects than others

cheers
Lluis


El 10/09/2011, a las 16:48, Tina Manley escribi?:

> Leica should have given you one instead of Steve McCurry!  At least  
> you use
> Leicas and always have!!
>
> I use my M9 almost exclusively, unless I need to have several lenses  
> ready,
> then I use the M8s, too.
>
> Tina
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:27 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> M9 use today! :-)
>>
>> I've had an M8 for a few years, but given I was being interviewed  
>> for a TV
>> programme on "ACTIVE SENIOR CITIZENS!" :-) I was loaned an M9 for a  
>> few
>> days!!!!!!! Yee Haw! :-)
>>
>> Now I still believe in my M8! I don't have any choice! :-)  HOWEVER  
>> the
>> M9???? Holy Cow that is a camera and half super machine! :-) As  
>> soon as I
>> down loaded the 28mm asph. Elmarit images shot for the TV  
>> production as
>> their cameraman was taping me, "IN ACTION SHOOTING"! I immediately  
>> saw the
>> difference! I couldn't believe it, quite a MAJOR difference without
>> question!
>>
>> Am I going to now rush out and buy one????? Unfortunately at this  
>> time in
>> my economic life?????? ....... No! :-) Once again pointing that the  
>> digital
>> era and the LEICA M9 are unfortunatly 50 years too late for an old  
>> fart like
>> myself! :-)
>>
>> But those of you using an M9 know what I'm talking about without  
>> question.
>> Yes the M8 is still a great machine without question and I've been  
>> extremely
>> pleased with my up to date results. However the M9? Sorry folks it  
>> is in a
>> higher capture bracket class than the M8! But then that's life, no  
>> need to
>> get into great crying fits .............. ! If you don't have one!  
>> Maybe
>> some day, as in the days of film and always wanting the best until  
>> we could
>> afford them! :-)
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr.ted :-)
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] M9 TODAY! :-) YAHOO! WELL SORT OF! :-))
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