Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/26

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] R8/R9 Digital Back announced
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:02:08 -0700
References: <009101c33be2$b3bcd310$0316fea9@ccasony01>

bdcolen said:
> With the very rare exceptions, Ted being one, sports and news
> photographers do NOT shoot with Leica Rs. Period. So that isn't an
> issue.<<<

Hi B.D.
You're right! ,,

I feel like an alien on a strange planet amongst all those motor driven
auto-focus digi / film cams in a Games photo position with a hundred or more
photographers. And that's at every venue site, not just athletics or
swimming.

At onetime from the mid-seventies to the end of the '80's the number of
Leica toting photogs at the Olympics were still a visible minority, if one
looked. Today there might be a couple within a thousand accredited photogs.
Or none!

I feel so lonely at times! ;-)

The reigning colour, Canon #1, Nikon #2 and Leica? Doesn't exist unless I'm
the one carrying them!

Will the new digi-Leica make a difference? Maybe a little, but not likely as
young shooters have grown accustomed to auto-focus and digital image
capturing. And of recent years, editors want the image transmitted from pool
side as the winner has been declared!

And although I'm still using R8's and M7's for all my photography, I'll have
a look at using a Leica digi back when they become available and certainly
not waste my time reading the hundreds of questions here in the past 24
hours. It's like "big deal!" When it can be ordered and used within 24
hours, that's when it's worth looking at and not 24 months before we see it!
ted

















- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

In reply to: Message from "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] R8/R9 Digital Back announced)