Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A study of the history of prediction (sounds almost like an oxymoron right there, huh?) reveals, among other things, one consistent fact: we're no good at it. It's like Mark Twain said about worrying: "I've seen a heap of trouble in my day...most of which never came to pass." Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Cc: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Leica in the LUG Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 12:52 am You live in a dream world. I attend a lot of events that are covered by either the press or hired photographers, or both. I am writing this from a conference room at the OECD HQ in Paris. Guess what the photographers here are using to document the conference I am attending. Hint: it is not Leica. I see the same picture (pun intended) at EVERY event I attend. Nathan Wajsman (sent from somewhere) On 29/11/2012, at 04.45, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I am by far more interested in the new Leica M than I am the new compact > full frame Sony or the Nikon D800. > 2013 will be the year that Leica grabs the center spotlight like its not > done and many decades. I think in effect with the new M and S system Leica > is back on top. Its 1963 again. > 2013 - 1963 = 50 years since Leica has been on top. > That's my opinion and I buy cameras and use them. > And make predictions. > > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:06:23 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Leica in the LUG >> >> Am I alone in being also interested in the forthcoming new Leica cameras >> here? Post activity sometimes seems to be anything but Leica >> My delete key is wearing out prematurely ;-) >> Paradigm shifts, Fujis, Sonys, DXO whatever,.... can't tell the >> difference.....a new crop of why product X or S is better than the M9, >> three years after the M9 actually came out and it is discontinued now >> anyway. >> The M typ 240 will be a huge evolution. Mine's on order. I guess we have >> no S system owners at all? but that new model is also evolving a great >> deal. >> At least the Monochrom is of interest and that one really is a "paradigm >> shift" >> Jeesh! >> >> Cheers, >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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