Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or as the Romans put it: Qui leicam fugit, fuji elicit ... Amities Philippe Le 10 d?c. 2016 ? 12:59, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> a ?crit : > I agree Ted, we all love Leica - at least in principle. But prices and > stories > such as Doug's lead you to despair! > > I still have - and use - my M3 and IIIf (the latter of which propelled me > into > joining the LUG - a very good thing) and I would love to try out a decent > digital Leica. But I regret that it is now probably forever outside my > price range. > > Hence my move to Fuji bodies and adaptors to use my M-kit. > > Peter > > On 09/12/2016 21:11, Ted Grant wrote: >> Hi CREW, >> Well I must say I have always been a fan of LEICA! >> There isn't any question the Leica camera and lenses in whatever version >> as >> my working tools, helped give me the ability to capture the hundreds of >> thousands of photos I was fortunate to do so! With an odd winner thrown in >> by "good luck!" :-) >> How about 50 plus years or more with a half dozen bodies, "3 M's and 3 >> motor >> SLRS" in use most of that time! Lugging them about the world on "working >> assignments" of all kinds! And several award winning medical books. >> No not on happy holidays. But real paid work where you were expected to >> bring or send home the magic of your "sight (even though only one eye) and >> the quickness of your shutter finger!" >> LEICA Service was impeccable! Always through the Toronto, Canada office >> and >> service dept! Not that I required much, only on occasion. But they were >> great & quick! Some times on 24 hr replacement! :-) Aw those were the >> days! >> :-) >> So when I make negative comments about Leica and the service today? I make >> them due to years of experience, in some cases before some of you were >> born! >> Well a couple of you anyway? ;-) >> Oh I dabbled with Nikon & Canons, but really more as "playtime." >> But then I go back to the professional news days of lugging around a >> monster >> Speed Graphic 24 hours a day with a big flash bulb and reflector! >> Eventually >> a big "strobe flash!" :-( >> But when I became an independent photo operation, (my own company) I went >> all Leica, eventually to using the 6 cameras at a time on occasion. It >> depended on subject and assignment? >> Why all this? I don't know, maybe a slightly different perspective when >> one >> could buy a Leica without selling your home and service was impeccable!! >> :-( >> Compared to today? >> cheers, >> Dr. Ted Grant O. C. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Tina Manley >> Sent: December-09-16 11:16 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] M10 Rumors.. >> >> I'm still all Leica and will be until I can't press the button anymore. >> Leica lenses and cameras are still the best available equipment for the >> kind of photography I like to do. I've tried Canon and Fuji and hate >> both. I still get great service from Leica in New Jersey but I always let >> them know how much I appreciate everything they do for me. I'm hard on >> equipment and they fix my mistakes and make sure I'm never without my >> favorite cameras. >> >> Fangirl, >> >> Tina >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> I still have my M8, and I enjoy using it when the light is good. I had it >>> with me in Italy last week, along with the Ricoh GRII. And I use it for >> IR. >>> But otherwise, most of my photography these days is with Fuji X cameras. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> 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 09 Dec 2016, at 15:19, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yeah, about that 10K . . . >>>> >>>> I'm now out of Leica digital altogether. I kept my M4, and some lenses. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hope springs eternal!!! >>>>> >>>>> Now about that $10K... >>>>> >>>>> Frank Filippone >>>>> Red735i at verizon.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I heard rumors about electronic rangefinder ... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sonny >>>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>> 1714 >>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >>>> >>>> USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information