Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Digital M use had not been yet on par with film M use with pro photographers. Leica got a late start in Digital and took some hard knocks and bad breaks. When the M9+ comes out with ISO's on par with Canon and Nikon you'll see a lot more of them in the hands of pros. This will not take long to happen. Its just around the corner the next thing to happen. Mark -------------------- Mark William Rabiner > From: Howard Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:38:46 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Another R option (now M9) > > > Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:36:30 -0400 > From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Another R option (now M9) > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > It's going to reach a turning point when the Leica camera ceases to > become a photographic tool like a brand new Ferrari isn't the best > driving car for everyday use. Leicas will be relegated to "Sunday > drive" use only. > > Phil Forrest > > If you go now to a public event - like a demonstration or a sports event - > the chances of seeing a Leica in the hands of a working professional > photographer using it for his work is about 1 in 1,000 by my observation. > Leica is already at the Sunday drive stage and has been for sometime. > M users like me use them because they like the process of taking a photo > with > a rangefinder but they don't count on them in a pinch. > > Howard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information