Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] 6 weeks with an M8 in Iran
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Sep 10 08:36:21 2007
References: <C30A4B9C.69778%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Sep 9, 2007, at 10:17 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> " During a recent six-week trip to Iran, I shot exclusively with a  
> Leica M8.
> This camera was lent to me by Leica for assessment, but I want to  
> stress
> that there is no financial deal involved either way."
>
> ": When my first pictures from Iran were sent to Stern magazine in  
> Germany,
> the head of the technical lab would not believe they were shot with a
> digital camera and placed a bet with Harald Menk the foreign  
> picture editor
> (who knew better, as I had told him these were M8 images, hahaha).?"
>
>
>
> " I did a couple of strict A-B tests with a Canon 5D before leaving  
> to Iran
> and, in my view, the Leica wins hands down in terms of sharpness,  
> micro
> details, contrast, highlights and lowlights tolerance, as well as  
> color
> transition smoothness. "
>
>
>
>
> http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0709/camera-corner-the-leica-m8- 
> on-assignm
> ent.html
>
>
>
> A the most impressive endorsement that could ever be conjured.
>
> This is public relations not advertising. No ones being paid.
> You can't BUY this kind of advertising dollar in terms of effect.



way impressive, Steve


>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Harlem, NY
>
> rabinergroup.com
>
>
>
>
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