Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Translation: "The grapes are probably sour anyway." Dante On Oct 15, 2012, at 12:18 PM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > Personally I'd be surprised if the M appeals to many more photographers > than the M9, perhaps 10%-20%, plus maybe a few for whom it will be an > acceptable vehicle for their R lenses. > I've been wrong before, though. > I am a bit concerned that it may appeal to a few wealthy younger > photographers for whom the craft of photography is a bit of a mystery, > those who have only used auto-focus matrix metering photo-computers in the > past. A few showed up having bought M9s and they were -completely- baffled > by it. Their slagging off on the 'net was not pretty, even though it was > merely, unbeknown to them, merely illustrating their own lack of education. > FD > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 16:21 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers >> >> Because of the Leica M and Monochrom cameras. >> Both will be sought after by top reportage people, street shooters. All >> kinds of shooters really. >> The M9 was not so much in the limelight because it was not so much in the >> low light. Full frame alone was not enough to make the difference. People >> want Jam on their bagels. They most certainly wanted to do what could be >> done with a DSLR. Now they can. Even zoom. >> We'll see a huge difference public relations wise with stories about top >> jobs being shot with the new Leica M's. Night jobs, low light jobs. >> Traditional standard Leica M jobs. >> >> The Leica glass which has come out in the past decade will be allowed to >> shine like never before. As well as the Leica glass from pervious decades. >> >> My Leica glass is mainly from the turn of the millennium. The Late 90's. >> Early 2000's. >> The 21 and 24 Elmarit ASPH 's and the 35mm Summicron ASPH. A Noctilux and >> a >> 135 f3.4 Telyt M APO. And two 90's an Elmarit from the previous vintage >> made >> with NASA money and the ASPH APO Summicron. >> When I got a new M its going to be quite a thing getting much of this >> glass >> to work with it I guess. No clue how much I'll have to budget for that. >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >>> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:26:05 +0000 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] D800E pixel-peepers >>> >>> So why do you think that 2013 will be the year of Leica's resurgence? >>> >>> john >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> Yes I would love a direct comparison of a D600 with modern nikon 50mm >>> being >>> put to shame by Leica's latest. The fact is Canons and Nikons are >>> producing >>> gorgeous images every day by the top people out there as we speak. I'd >>> think >>> for 5 times the money a Leica could edge it out a bit. But its not going >>> to be >>> a big deal. Nobodies going to be shedding a tear they are forced to use >>> the >>> Canons and Nikons. Canon Nikon results are exquisite. Leica is proably a >>> bit >>> more that that. >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information