Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]. . . And everyone else's stink but your own. from my iPad Sonny Carter > On Oct 25, 2015, at 9:51 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> On Oct 24, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >> You?re such a sad wanker, Mark. Your hate of the M8 is pathological. On >> the one hand you come across as a total Leica fan boy, but on the other >> hand you have no experience with any of the cameras about which you >> pontificate. > > > as we say, > > > "Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one". > > > steve >> >> Here are three random images from my PAD site: >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-2nQcdR3/A >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cMmWJBk/A >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-6BSFF6B/A >> >> (all three from this year) >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 25 Oct 2015, at 00:48, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> The last time anyone posted a shot taken with an M8 was when? >>> There are about none in use. >>> >>> >>>> On 10/24/15 6:34 PM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Mark, the point is you've never used it, many people are using it now >>>> with >>>> great results, and you were called out for a negative opinion of a >>>> Leica you'd >>>> never used vs. your claim that people give you a hard time for a >>>> positive >>>> opinion of Leica equipment. >>>> >>>> Doug Herr >>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>>> Sent: Oct 24, 2015 3:08 PM >>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] BIG new Leica >>>>> >>>>> The M8 was one disaster after another almost weekly new issues and was >>>>> looked upon by the entire photo community was awe and dismay as the >>>>> bad news >>>>> kept coming in it like no camera anyone ever heard of. It way out >>>>> Edseled >>>>> the Edsel. Yet it did keep Leica in the lens selling business new >>>>> lenses >>>>> and paved the way for the almost commercially viable M9 (largely >>>>> ignored by >>>>> pros) and at least was not an embarrassment which paved the way for the >>>>> completely commercially viable M out now.. But by then though all the >>>>> serious Leica shooters had gone DSLR and were not in a hurry to invest >>>>> in >>>>> seven grand bodies with six grand glass which required more than one >>>>> body as >>>>> at least of them is going to be in a far off shop for not a short time. >>>>> >>>>> For Leica to have gotten its very first digital attempt right and >>>>> seamlessly >>>>> jumped right into the digital camera business would have been much more >>>>> interesting and unlikely news. It was a huge leap for Leica to make and >>>>> guess what it didn't make it all that wonderfully and instantly. >>>>> And I dare to disparage the M8! If somebody wants to read positive >>>>> stuff on >>>>> the M8 they're going to have to read it here became they're not going >>>>> to >>>>> find it anywhere else. Its a blooper the modern Leica company would >>>>> love to >>>>> forget. And please tell us about how you're using it for infra red. >>>>> I think the die hards all but one or two have been stuck with the fact >>>>> that >>>>> their camera have locked up and died and its a lesson hopefully well >>>>> learned. Be careful about buying first outs from companies who have >>>>> close to >>>>> zero experience in a new burgeoning technology but plenty of >>>>> experience in >>>>> the opposite. >>>>> Had the camera been successful it would have been a minor modern >>>>> miracle. >>>>> With a little luck it would have had a few less issues. But that luck >>>>> with >>>>> not to be found that time round. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 10/24/15 5:46 PM, "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> I remain the only person on any photo list who gets is opinions >>>>>>> thrown back >>>>>>> at him if he doesn't have a notarized receipt of the item at hand. >>>>>>> It makes >>>>>>> me feel very special. I've notice the most I get in trouble on this >>>>>>> list is >>>>>>> when I say something positive about a Leica product. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's also when you say something negative about something you've >>>>>> never used, >>>>>> Leica or otherwise. Do you recall the M8? >>>>>> >>>>>> Doug Herr >>>>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>>> Photographer >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photographer >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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