Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Filippone wrote:
[Re: Leica S]
>Everyone wants to talk about the quality aspects, but the real question is
>if the quality improvement ( if there is one) is required in the market....
There's also the flexibility of using lens shutters and focal-plane shutters
>I still believe the biggest user of the D-MF stuff is well healed
>amateurs...... because the improved quality ( if there is one) is not
>required by pros, in general.
Most users of any camera system are amateurs, and whether the pro can take
advantage of the image quality depends on the market s/he is in.
>... The D-MF market is tiny and Hasselblad owns it.
>I do not see that changing. Nor do I see Pros switching over to it...
Marc Williams ("fotografz") who frequently posts on the getdpi.com forum is
one. He looked at the S2 when it was first introduced & at that time it
hadn't ripened into a system so he passed on it? the H adapter got him to
look again and he bought the body to use his H lenses with either FP or lens
shutter (which he could not do with his H camera), tried the S lenses & once
the lens-shutter versions became available he sold most of his H lenses,
keeping only one.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com