Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, Agreed. Cheers Jayanand Don Dory wrote: > Jayanand, > May I humbly suggest that for some number of very skilled > professionals the > tool either does or does not matter. Example one would be the vast > numbers > of professionals that used the 105 Nikkor so that a lot of > portrait/fashion > all looked the same: then some enterprising photographers started > going out > to 300 and some down to 20mm to make themselves different. Some > professionals find that the DMR provides a different look that sets them > apart and hence marketable. In a reverse example we have highly acclaimed > photographers using Holga's or other "inappropriate" equipment for > the same > reasons. > > I would never state that the DMR will be mainstream or sell in large > numbers > compared to D200's or D30's, but some folk find it quite useful to stand > out. And, on the wide angle end, you will not find a better lens than > either the 15mm or the 19mm so again, for the right person, a competitive > advantage. > > Obviously, with the sales numbers that the R series generates this is a > small number of people, but then, Leica's aren't exactly well marketed > and I > suspect that we are down to a very few truly knowledgeable sales folk > that > can explain why this might be useful for specific people. Scott's > example > of the advantage of low key photography to film is one place where a > film/digital camera might make sense. > > Rather than make the price/performance argument, let me simply state that > only the person/company can make the decision on what capital equipment > makes sense for the project at hand. The new Airbus is frightfully > expensive both in original cost and infrastructure investment to use the > plane, but some airlines are making the wager that it will make them > money. > In the hobby arena, a truly match grade pistol or rifle is many times > more > expensive than the plain jane rival and all will put a hole in the target > but.... > > Really, what tools or toys are bought and used or fondled is up to the > individual/organisation that uses them. It is their capital, time, and > reputation so who cares what someone else acquires? > > Cheers, and have a marvelous day pushing the shutter release. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > On 9/3/06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: > >> >> I dont say that - the Hassy is a fairly unique animal, as is the M >> series - the R8/R9 are not, despite whatever apologists might say. I >> would guess that the Nikon F100, leave alone the Nikon F6, would run >> rings around the R8/9 as a film camera. I will also stake anything on >> the fact that if I send a few prints shot with different cameras/lenses, >> hardly anyone would be able to identify them correctly. Remember Leica >> markets on cachet - which is logical given Hermes' strengths. >> Cheers >> Jayanand Govindaraj >> >> >> >> Christopher Williams wrote: >> >> >Then is the Hassy H2d a waste of $22,000? Lots of professionals do not >> think >> >so. >> > >> >Chris >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Skin tone - film >> vs. >> >digital (not a debate) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>Dont you think, in the world of professional photography (Doug Herr >> >>excepted), that the DMR is irrelevant? If cost/benefit does not >> enter an >> >>equation, then it is just an instrument for rich amateurs to gush over >> >>each other, like Linn turntables or Lamborghinis - a status symbol, to >> >>be sold at a high price, in low quantities, to keep the cachet alive. >> >>Classic Hermes marketing. I have yet to read a comparision of the DMR >> >>with anything anywhere, either in print or online, in a non specialist >> >>site. A Leica rangefinder is pretty unique, a Leica SLR much less so. >> >>Cheers >> >>Jayanand Govindaraj >> >>Chennai, India >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >