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Subject: [Leica] Russian Pres & S2
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:25:38 -0800
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On Jan 20, 2010, at 1:13 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote:

> Steve Barbour wrote:
> 
>> 
>> maybe it's time for a real photographer to actually use their camera,
>> and convince us it's best, 
>> 
>> not just showmanship...
>> 
> 
> As far as I can tell, Seal is as real a photographer as most of us on the
> LUG, and as the yearbook has illustrated we're a talented bunch.


hard to argue with that Doug, but I just don't think it will get very far 
selling S2's...



Steve


> 
> I'd also like to see more examples of the S2 in real-world use, especially
> in context and environments I'd find myself in, but given the present
> dearth of very used, beat-up (and maybe affordable) S2 bodies and complete
> lack of S lenses > 180mm, my interest is entirely academic.
> 
> There are lots of ways widget makers get public attention.  Buying rights
> to put their logo on photographer vests at the Super Bowl, for example.  It
> doesn't prove anything about their products, all it does is put the
> company's product in people's heads.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
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