Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/17

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Subject: [Leica] So most rumors came true?
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:17:06 -0700
References: <CAF8hL-Fz59MakwACteFBodR2rsMmD6tv0SYsH1ibz4vth6EQHg@mail.gmail.com> <CC7D6D5F.23A9F%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Mark, you have one zero too many :-) ISO 6400.

I'd love to have a usable ISP 6400 though... man.... and budget to travel.
I'd love to be in NYC right now for the Occupy...

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> If its true they've kept the price to rock bottom for them I can guess a
> reason. I think they think of the bodies as a means to sell glass which is
> the main business they're in.  I think its a mainly true and mainly
> effective assessment.
>
> I think it will be an exhilarating feeling shooting Leica glass at night in
> the shadows at iso 64,000 and then tweak the results you get with it and
> see
> the final results.  Super fast Leica optic or non. Wide open or stopped
> down. Capturing action at night. The Leica M is certainly a street camera
> as
> a main focus and why not at night? They don't roll up the streets.
> Get ready for a Leica boom.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
> > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:56:31 -0700
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] So most rumours came true?
> >
> > "only" $7000 for the M? Honestly, that's actually a change from Leica
> > pricing in the last 2-3 years then.
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
> > archiphoto.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Pre-order prices are $6995 for the M and $5450 for the M-E, which seems
> a
> >> very slightly reworked M9. Sensor and electronics (and lousy LCD) are
> the
> >> same.
> >>
> >> Henning
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2012-09-17, at 1:09 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> >>
> >>> The M-E looks just like a M9? But may be at a lower price?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >>
> >>
> >> Henning Wulff
> >> henningw at archiphoto.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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