[Leica] How about that X-Pro 2? David Alan Harvey's new camera

[Richard Man]

Note that I do know for a fact that David Alan Harvey also have used (not
sure about now) a Leica M9

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 10:13 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
wrote:

> I cannot comment on the X-Pro2 because I haven’t used one (of course) but
> I can, as a Fuji X-World photographer, comment on the X-Pro1. The X-Pro1 is
> a superb camera which has a few drawbacks:
>
> 1. The inaccuracy of the viewfinder;
>
> 2. The fact that I had trouble for some reason getting images through the
> QC process at Alamy;
>
> 3. I lost 80% of its value in the 3 years I owned it; and
>
> 4. It is not a Leica.
>
> As most of you know I now have a Leica M9 which I am very happy with. This
> has the following advantages:
>
> 1. The viewfinder is very accurate;
>
> 2. Every image I have submitted to Alamy from the camera has sailed
> through QC;
>
> 3. I bought it second hand so it shouldn’t lose anywhere near 80% of its
> value in 3 years; and
>
> 4. It is a Leica.
>
> Now, the X-Pro2 may have addressed the viewfinder problem, the Alamy
> problem, the price drop problem but it still won’t be a Leica.
>
> Gerry
>
> > On 18 Jan 2016, at 03:24, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I won't be buying it (I will use the M9 until it falls apart, and then
> > decide what I can afford then, which hopefully is not before 2018), but
> if
> > it is good enough for David Alan Harvey, it ought to be good enough for
> > anyone eh?
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr0zu5efvkU
> >
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