Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/30

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Subject: [Leica] MM - first impressions
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:57:23 -0400
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My sentiments exactly!

Tina

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:13 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> I am used to having more than one body/back, I think it makes more sense
> than 2x M9 or M9+M10
>
> The price of the MM is relatively insignificant compared to the value of
> my lenses ;-)
>
> I used to specialise in B&W but last had a darkroom 15 years ago
>
> I have not really shot 35mm B&W film since I was 20 (I bought my first
> Hasselblad) so a film M would not work
>
> It is tax deductible
>
> I will have to wait and see how things work out, most of the time I pick
> the M9 and one lens now I have the choice of monochrome or colour ;-)
>
> I feel at home with the M system, by the end of today I will have taken
> more shots on the MM than I have on my D800E which I have had for a couple
> of months....
>
> John - feeling justified ;-)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> OTT so far do you really feel it is worth the plunge when already owning
> an M9?
>
> TIA
> Philippe
>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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