Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Whammoflex" is a term I shamelessly nicked from a reviewer whose article about Jeff Ascough appears on line. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use Date: Sun, Dec 2, 2012 10:16 pm In case anyone is interest as I was: Wham-O Flex 95 Gram Fastback Frisbee Dog Disc by Wham-O Though not exactly sure how this keys in with Leica or Tina. Though I know like myself she's a dog lover. My dogs liked to get the Frisbee ( or Wham-O Flex ) and run away with it. The idea being I'd get it from him. This was not fun for me. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:57:53 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use > > Leica is perfect for the kind of work that Tina does. Few are fortunate > enough to be able to do that kind of work. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jon.streeter > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2012 4:03 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use > > Tina's choice of Leica seems natural and insightful taking her marvelous > body of work into account. I can hardly imagine her, with the subjects I'm > now familiar with, being there toting about a Whammoflex. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use > Date: Sun, Dec 2, 2012 12:46 pm > > > Again while Phil's woes seem to be way off the bottom of the graph Tina's > seem to be way off the top. Or visa versa. As a Leica optimist I'd love to > believe Tina's and totally ignore Phil's but can't totally do neither. > > I think The new Digital M is going to work. And do a lot of fine work by a > lot of dedicated people. > > > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 10:55:13 +1000 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use >> >> Am I still the only one astonished at Phil's report that all 10 M9 cameras >> in his circle have all needed repair several times?? >> I cannot believe that is typical nor know of any other report of that >> level >> of failures (actually a 200 or 300% failure rate) to that effect anywhere >> in my years of Leica involvement (nor about any other brand either for >> that >> matter). >> I never suggested that the M9 is the best tool for professional >> photojournalists. It has no video for a first consideration. >> My comments were only on that reported failure rate. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information