Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] Paradigm shift
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:52:23 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-Hea-XhaSLSdxUZucyaanTtvybf8zT5Wf29nK14FWWzSw@mail.gmail.com> <CCDC46A0.26DBB%mark@rabinergroup.com>

"Sir, I know the Olympus XA, and you are no digital XA" :-)

Mark, we will see. Industry pundits don't buy cameras themselves, customers
do.


On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> As the Sony is in a Pre order basis and they're still deciding what the
> fastest shutter speed is going to be we cant get much market place speaks
> yet. We would if somebody has a record of the amount pre ordered.
> But a quick search engine search would reveled the entire photo industry
> having and opposite opinion on the importance of the camera than you do
> Richard. The talk is very high on the camera. I cant find one single
> mention
> of it in the negative. Except your post here on the Lug.
> Its not too little late is a LOT late.
> The coming of full frame to compact camera bodies.
> Rollei 35 and Oly XA digitals in effect.
> Its huge news and everybody knows it.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
> > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:12:15 -0800
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Cc: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Paradigm shift
> >
> > the RX1 is too little too late. 3 years ago, it would have been a
> paradigm
> > shift. Now? Just a curiosity...
> >
> > The Foveon/Sigma was a paradigm shift too, with legions of fanboi, but
> > market place speaks.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:18 AM, David Ching
> > <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg>wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Mark believes that with the advent of the Sony RX1, there's a paradigm
> >> shift.
> >> I suspect the sensor manufacturers are just laying out their goods as
> when
> >> they see fit. Think Intel.
> >> Also sensors must be compared against others of the same manufacturing
> >> date, not whether they are cropped or full frame. For the 2007/8 D700
> >> sensor shouldn't be compared against the 2012 Fuji X sensor. The Fuji
> >> readily beats the D700 even in low light.
> >> The D800 is a game changer for many (paradigm shift?). Just check eBay
> >> today. Many pros are selling off their older MF digitals. And a pro
> couple
> >> admitting on YouTube that they use their Hassy in order to differentiate
> >> themselves from their clients who themselves own pro Nikon and Canon
> gear.
> >>
> >> David Ching
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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