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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Salon de la Photographie - Paris - Birding & Senioritainclusive
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:11:18 +0200
References: <4ADB1D36.7000206@sfr.fr> <8DC1F4FB3DA74F4D81BAFF97FCF4EDC6@jimnichols>


Jim Nichols wrote:

> Now you have become a "nature photographer". ;-)
>
Naturally ;-)
Phx


> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Amard" 
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Salon de la Photographie - Paris - Birding & 
> Senioritainclusive
>
>
>> Shot yesterday afternoon at the Paris photo fair.
>> I visited Leica, Oly, and Pana of course.
>>
>> (Canon was shooting video outside with the 7D).
>>
>> Leica: I tried a couple of questions: no R planned, not even the 
>> souvenir of some promise of an 'adequate' solution for R users ...
>> No S2 on show either; my conclusion is that French pros might be 
>> worse off than their fellows in other countries, and amateurs are 
>> broke enough not to consider it any time, anyway, anyhow, I guess.
>>
>> Oly: tried the Pancake 20 mm - small and cool, could be 1.4 though, 
>> and somewhat sharper?
>> The staff had no idea if Oly will even ever launch a successor to the 
>> E3. ... they were there just to try and sell the EP and 620 ...
>>
>> Pana's Ideas for life to my mind stole the show. People were really 
>> compact whatever their gear, around the G baits.
>> I pity the four captives pictured here:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Photoshow-Paris-2009-1130391.jpg.html
>>  
>>
>> ( click on right arrow to see more, and/or on the rectangles above to 
>> enlarge).
>>
>> All quick and dirty shots, sorry.
>> Best from Metz
>> Philippe
>>
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In reply to: Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] IMG: Salon de la Photographie - Paris - Birding & Seniorita inclusive)
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