Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/22

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Subject: [Leica] M/240 - the "R Solution"
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:53:38 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-GGsVcVwDrwE=4xwBpQDeY-pQ6Te4zJC78nbeJLdOo2+Q@mail.gmail.com> <CD4D0A91.5822%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CAF8hL-EWY89KHcaVvd5YxUJH94uKYwSc+mzC2ZB-NTbki1BQdg@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-E5EAtahWjSujdgm6JyXY12R_9jpXiC6uK8YMu9qGM3fw@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ1HC+PvAj9Lz7PM1qQz=iHosTUcsty+ERnaQqZEn2GRmg@mail.gmail.com>

Well, I just mentioned the reviews for people like John McMaster, Vick, and
Bob - you know, enabling them :-)

There's no way that I will get the M/240 so it's academic for me :-)


On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Have you seen Jono Slack's "review"? He states:
>
> This article is not meant to be a review. There are others better equipped
> to do that, and you should be aware that on the one hand I?m not an
> independent voice; as always, my loyalty as a camera tester is to Leica: If
> I find a problem, then I tell Leica, If I like something, then I tell
> everyone else! On the other hand I hope that I?m an honest correspondent,
> and I won?t say anything that I don?t really believe to be the case.
>
> He would like it, of course. (-:
>
> I would like some independent voices to chip in, and then see a few prints
> in my hand...
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Richard Man <richard at 
> richardmanphoto.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Two quite influential Internet photographers and reviewers quite like the
> > M/240 (M10 is so much shorter to type)
> >
> >
> >
> http://leicarumors.com/2013/02/22/ming-theins-review-of-the-leica-m-type-240.aspx
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Richard Man <
> richard at richardmanphoto.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Mark, I have no experience of course, neither with Nikon nor with "M"
> > > However, the people I mentioned below, print 50" wide and above.
> > >
> > > Their comparison is the $20,000 digital back if they are "cheap," or
> > > $40,000 if they have the $$.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> There are too many ultrawide and wide Nikon Lenses to count being used
> > by
> > >> pros every day.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 2/21/13 10:02 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Nah, R lens are still a niche market :-)
> > >> >
> > >> > Although some "high end" users (i.e. the people who otherwise spend
> > >> > $20,000+ for a medium format digital back) are complaining that the
> > >> D800/E
> > >> > is lacking in the wide angle end (especially in the corners), even
> if
> > >> they
> > >> > use the Zeiss prime lens, let alone the Nikon ones (these people are
> > the
> > >> > ones who typically print 4 feet wide and higher). So who knows, may
> be
> > >> the
> > >> > Leica R, especially the 19mm would be up to the task?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
> > wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Ah yes, I feel the value of my R lenses rising already.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> :-)
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Vick
> > >> >>
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> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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> > >
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> >
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