Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/10

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Subject: [Leica] Can someone loan me $34,500?
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 07:51:08 +0000
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I have no doubt there will be a Photokina release of something ;-)

john

-----Original Message-----


This is so YESTERDAY. I am just going to wait for my 50MP CMOS S3 with 4K
video:

http://leicarumors.com/2014/04/09/new-leica-s-medium-format-camera-coming-at-photokina-with-a-40-50mp-cmos-sensor-and-4k-video.aspx/

// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // 
http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:27 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> Well, some people have noticed the difference over Leica M in a 1200 
> pixel JPEG ;-)
>
> john
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Frank Filippone offered: Loan me $34,500 :-) Lot's of luck Frank old buddy!
> :-)
>
> "A PASSOVER JOKE! :-) I'm kidding guys. Just think of it as an April 
> 1st joke.
>
> Quickly now and don't think about it for more than but a few minutes!
>
> NAME 5 (FIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS) YOU KNOW WHO COULD WRITE OUT A CHEQUE AND 
> HAVE THIS GEAR DELIVERED IN 10 DAYS OR LESS?
>
> Sure as hell isn't me and I don't think in all honesty that I would 
> pop that kind of money even if I could for a camera of that cost 
> simply because in the wrong "HANDS AND EYES" it wouldn't produce any 
> better image than a
> $99.50 USA point and shoot!
>
> No doubt it will record excellent quality images! But if the content 
> is "CRAP TO START OFF WITH ???" Who Cares?
>
> Then your $34,000 is just automated junk !
>
> This camera and the lenses in the wrong hands and eyes to observe 
> wouldn't make better photographs.
>
> Actually in all my years as a photojournalist I've  never seen a more 
> dumb ass ad for equipment in all my life!
>
> Only idiots and movie stars drop that kind of money for trinkets of 
> this nature!
>
> Dream on folks! Just imagine how much of the coolest single malt 
> SCOTCH you could buy with $34,000! :-) ;-) ;-)
>
> This is all so rediculous it shold have been posted on the comic pages 
> of the local newspaper! ;-) ;-)
>
> cheers all,
> Dr. ted.  :-)
>
>
> " <red735i at verizon.net>
> To: "Leica-Users-Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 9:00 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Can someone loan me $34,500?
>
>
> > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1034142-REG/leica_10805_s_edit
> > io
> > n_100_
> > medium.html
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >


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