Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most makeup artists collect a higher day rate than shooters whether still or video Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 20, 2008, at 11:34 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Frank, one of my friends is a commercial/fashion photographer. You > have no idea how much money is spent on the photographs in a full- > page ad or double-page spread that is to appear in a magazine like > Cosmopolitan or Vanity Fair (I am not talking about my friend's > fees, but about the total cost of the shoot). The cost of an S2 is > petty cash in comparison. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:57 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> My $0.02 >> >> Why would a Industrial customer ( including a magazine) want >> superb image >> quality when the images to be printed, in a magazine or >> newspaper, are >> 8x11? Or even 17x11 ( double page spread) ? Good enough is good >> enough.... and spending more on something no one can see nor the >> printer can >> print is downright wasteful. Corporations are not into waste. >> Portrait >> Pros? How many portraits ( % of the total portrait market, including >> wedding ) go bigger than 8x10/11x14 and demand quality above the >> big time >> Canon or Nikon cameras? Not much. >> >> ( I will not mention the fact that for really great, really HIGH end >> photography, there still is Film in sizes to 11x14...... ). >> >> I think that the market for the S2 is only one.... well heeled >> amateurs. >> And Leica is going after them.......... >> >> All the hoopla about extra superb image quality is probably true, >> and the >> Pro attitude is to convince amateurs that they can achieve that >> "quality of >> a Pro" by using the S2. All of which may be true. But to be >> really true, >> the Pros would NEED to use the S2 in their jobs. >> >> I doubt it.... >> >> We have a bunch of pros on this list.... how many of you NEED to >> use the top >> rated Hasselblad or Sinar, or whatever cameras to produce images your >> customer base requires? Canon and Leica DMR or M8 and Nikon need not >> respond...... you are the "normal" quality...... >> >> The difference is perception vs need. >> >> Pros... how about a reasonable assessment of your customer >> base......?????? >> >> Need or perception? What percentage demand quality above all >> else? Cost be >> of secondary importance..........by far...... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> Steve , in my opinion, the purpose of the S2 is to offer a superb >> medium >> format LEICA system at the top of the quality tree for pros. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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