Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon EOS for Leica
From: ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:37:44 -0800

Hey, Mark...when is it? Do you plan to incorporate some Reedie madness?
trish

> From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
> Organization: Mark Rabiner Photography
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:13:00 -0800
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Canon EOS for Leica
> 
>> <Snip> 
>> 
>> I concur, except I feel the same way WITH or WITHOUT the M camera....I
>> gag everytime I see any 'modern' gear. (or "R" gear, but that's another
>> thread)
>> 
>> Only Nikon and (recently) Canon 35mm gear have gained the approval of the
>> pros...I'm sorry, the Leicaflex nor the "R" gear ever gained a place, tho
>> the quality is SUPERB...the M gear, however, has a 'niche' place with pro
>> PJs,
>> as a (very) secondary system...at least here in the US....
>> 
>> Walt
>> 
> 
> The first job i got in Portland when i came here from college in 1975 was for
> a
> guy - a master photographer Sjef Wildshut who was shooting all the Jantzen
> Catalogs http://www.jantzen.com/jznecom/ with a Leicaflex when he wasn't using
> the Hasselblad. This was the first time i ever saw a fashion photographer
> work. 
> This account kept him pretty busy year round.
> Later on when i saw other fashion photographers using Nikons it felt to me
> like
> THEY were the ones using the weird stuff.
> 
> Next year the LHSA meeting will be here, Walt, in Portland Oregon.
> Needless to say you are personally invited as is this whole list.
> (Its worth joining just to get the VF.)
> Some perhaps kinder gentler folks running the show now. Younger I guess.
> People you've not had the time to offend yet! Fresh blood!!!
> 
> Check the masthead in the front of the VF (Viewfinder) and you'll see lots of
> new names.
> I am the new Program Director!
> 
> Eric Bohman has taken ill.
> Rolf Fricke had the position for a couple of decades.
> I am humbled and i am totally keyed into making a terrific friendly Saturday
> program in Portland and then my college town the following year: the
> stupendous
> St. Louis.
> 
> COME ON DOWN and make some new enemies!
> 
> Walt i think you'd LOVE to hang out with us and i KNOW we'd love to have you.
> Bring your Pentax.
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> 
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
> 
> http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/
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