Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And just as folks bought and carried the Leica CL, despite its place of manufacture. And people bought and carried the Rollei 35. Jeffery On Apr 16, 2010, at 8:34 AM, Richard Taylor wrote: > At the risk of continuing a discussion that might be better carried out > over a beer the next time I'm in NY... :-) > > The M6 *was* a serious camera. > > I stand proud carrying my micro-4/3rds camera just as the early carriers > of Leica IIIs stood proud against the press photogs with their Speed > Graphics and Press 25 bulbs in the 1940s. :-) > > Regards, > > Dick > > P.S. I just realized that the world desperately needs an emoticon for > "tongue stuck firmly in cheek." > > On Apr 15, 2010, at 11:42 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>> Micro-4/3rds cameras are certainly serious cameras, it's just a question >>> of >>> what your needs or desires are. If I were a professional and needed to >>> satisfy editors who demanded full-frame quality, I'd have full-frame >>> camera, >>> too. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >> >> >> A Leica M6 is a serous camera. Most of Magnum was using them. >> A micro 4/3's I bet some of them have in the bottom of their camera bags. >> So they can shoot each other when they get drunk in bars. >> A micro 4/3 should not be motioned in the same breath as the Leica M >> system. >> Or pro DSLRS. >> >> >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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