Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/29

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Subject: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell
From: taniel.dan at gmail.com (Daniel Tan)
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:39:39 +1000
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For DSLRs world wide, 2007 was something along the lines of 41% Canon, 40%
Nikon.
Nikon had it's neck in front for 2008.

-Daniel Tan

2009/6/30 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>

> Back at credibility gap the statement that a CANON EOS camera needs to be
> traded it for a Nikon because the auto focus works on a nikon and not on a
> canon is a heck of a way to start such a post;
> As with Canons being the pretty much overwhelming choice for most top pros
> we cant help wondering how much of a chance that has to be true.
> I tend to think the top shooters who use it day after day might notice the
> thing did not focus properly and their market share might drop. It hasn't.
> I really think the smallish percentage of serious shooters who use Nikons
> don't use them for AF issues.
> It may be 15 or 20 percent using Nikons now its like shooting Leica in the
> 70's. Pretty cutting edge esoteric.
> I wonder if anyone knows what the market share is?
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
> > From: "Frank F. Farmer" <summicron at comcast.net>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:36:51 -0500
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell
> >
> > I agree.  It is a very difficult decision.
> >
> > Unfortunatly, I didn't have the same experience with my jump to
> > Canon.  At first , I didn't sell anything when I moved to my Canon
> > 40D.  It didn't take me long to sell that camera and lens, though.
> > Now I'm on to Nikon, D700.  It, in my opinion, produces far better
> > images (owing, in large part, to the fact that its autofocus actually
> > autofocuses).
> >
> > That aside, I find myself, now, selling my first bit of Leica M gear.
> > It wasn't a difficult decision. I'm selling my 90 AA to fund the 24 -
> > 70 f2.8 lens.  As much as I love the 90 (it produces simply
> > spectacular results as I'm sure you all know), I really hardly ever
> > used it.  The 35 and 50 are pretty much glued to the M6 and M3,
> > respectively, and I rarely change that.  So, the 90 went on the block.
> >
> > Now, whether or not I sell anything else would be a MUCH more painful
> > decision.  Currently, I have no plans to sell anything else in my M
> > kit.  In fact, I fully plan on purchasing the new Voigtlander 50 f1.1
> > to satisfy my Noctilust!
> >
> > Frank Farmer
> > Jackson, Miss.
>
>
>
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-- 
Daniel Tan
Taniel.Dan at gmail.com


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