Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, oligarchs/rich folks won't rent this stuff, they'd just buy one of their own. A lot of high-end pros rent very costly gear that costs too much to buy. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 9/28/12 12:36 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >" oligarchs, dot-comers who cashed in their stock" BUY the S2 and not rent >them :-) > >I'd imagine that their target audience are high paid fashion and other >commercial photographers. > >On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Frank Filippone ><red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > >> S2 with 70mm lens.. >> >> >> >> $570 per DAY. >> >> >> >> By means of comparison, >> Hassy 501 with 80 is $60 a day ( Film) >> >> Hassy H4 + lens with no back is $120 a day plus Phase One P65+ at $500 a >> day >> ( total of $620 a DAY) >> >> >> >> At that rate, they must be rented to oligarchs, dot-comers who cashed in >> their stock, and very,very,very well paid photographers. >> >> >> >> Makes the $3500 a week for a Hasselblad course seem cheap.. ( they bring >> out >> a complete system with the course. You borrow what you wish) >> >> >> >> Frank Filippone >> >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > >-- >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information