Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/15

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Subject: [Leica] Final Sobol Photos with MM Part II the beginning
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:55:22 -0400

A year or so ago the high end high resolution Nikons and Canons cost about 8
grand each pretty much the price of an M9.
The Very first full frame DSLR from Canon cost 8 grand.

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/


> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:39:24 +1200
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Final Sobol Photos with MM Part II the beginning
> 
> Totally different market these days, compared to most dSLRs (D4 and D1X
> being the exceptions) they are in a different price league. Two D800E's or 
> a
> single M9 for the same money? Then get on to the lens prices.....
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Historically for photographers Leicas were cheap compared to their
> Hasselblads and Linhof's or Sinar's.
> 
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
> 
> 
>> Ha ha, Leica cannot even supply core M lenses today! Look at the
>> number of people waiting from 35mm and 50mm Summilux's (and doubtless
>> for 50mm AA as well now), I have just cancelled an order from last
>> July for a 75mm APO-Summicron as there was no sign of one arriving
>> soon ( a good used one turned up).
>> 
>> You would have to be quite a successful photographer to buy into the M
>> system from scratch IMO, it is not cheap and is it that much better in
>> output? I think so, but I do not regard it as value for money. In a
>> business world that is not good enough...
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> 
>> And the camera is not a loaner the camera is something the
>> photographer went out and bought with his/her hard earned inheritance.
>> Then went out and bought a lens too. Then used it for a critical job.
>> And the results speak for themselves. Then M10's fly off the shelves
>> not just to rich guys. But to some noted figures in today's photography.
> Which makes for more rich guys.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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