[Leica] BIG new Leica

[Doug Herr]

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
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>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:
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>>> 
>>> ...
>>> 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
>> 
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