Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unlike most people here, I own ONE dSLR ever - the Olympus E-3, and it's mainly for event stuff. No switching to the latest Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji etc. for me. My M9, approaching 7 years old now, is still my go to digital camera. So if I have $10 grand? Yay, I will buy that new M10... On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Ted, I agree ! so, do we love it, a resounding, of course, > yes! great lenses especially! have things changed? mightily? certainly! > is it worth it? > > > a resounding?. ! > > > > > s > > > > > > On Dec 9, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > Hi CREW, > > Well I must say I have always been a fan of LEICA! > > There isn't any question the Leica camera and lenses in whatever version > as > > my working tools, helped give me the ability to capture the hundreds of > > thousands of photos I was fortunate to do so! With an odd winner thrown > in > > by "good luck!" :-) > > How about 50 plus years or more with a half dozen bodies, "3 M's and 3 > motor > > SLRS" in use most of that time! Lugging them about the world on "working > > assignments" of all kinds! And several award winning medical books. > > No not on happy holidays. But real paid work where you were expected to > > bring or send home the magic of your "sight (even though only one eye) > and > > the quickness of your shutter finger!" > > LEICA Service was impeccable! Always through the Toronto, Canada office > and > > service dept! Not that I required much, only on occasion. But they were > > great & quick! Some times on 24 hr replacement! :-) Aw those were the > days! > > :-) > > So when I make negative comments about Leica and the service today? I > make > > them due to years of experience, in some cases before some of you were > born! > > Well a couple of you anyway? ;-) > > Oh I dabbled with Nikon & Canons, but really more as "playtime." > > But then I go back to the professional news days of lugging around a > monster > > Speed Graphic 24 hours a day with a big flash bulb and reflector! > Eventually > > a big "strobe flash!" :-( > > But when I became an independent photo operation, (my own company) I went > > all Leica, eventually to using the 6 cameras at a time on occasion. It > > depended on subject and assignment? > > Why all this? I don't know, maybe a slightly different perspective when > one > > could buy a Leica without selling your home and service was impeccable!! > :-( > > Compared to today? > > cheers, > > Dr. Ted Grant O. C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > > Tina Manley > > Sent: December-09-16 11:16 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M10 Rumors.. > > > > I'm still all Leica and will be until I can't press the button anymore. > > Leica lenses and cameras are still the best available equipment for the > > kind of photography I like to do. I've tried Canon and Fuji and hate > > both. I still get great service from Leica in New Jersey but I always > let > > them know how much I appreciate everything they do for me. I'm hard on > > equipment and they fix my mistakes and make sure I'm never without my > > favorite cameras. > > > > Fangirl, > > > > Tina > > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > >> I still have my M8, and I enjoy using it when the light is good. I had > it > >> with me in Italy last week, along with the Ricoh GRII. And I use it for > > IR. > >> But otherwise, most of my photography these days is with Fuji X cameras. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 09 Dec 2016, at 15:19, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Yeah, about that 10K . . . > >>> > >>> I'm now out of Leica digital altogether. I kept my M4, and some > lenses. > >>> > >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at > >>> verizon.net> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hope springs eternal!!! > >>>> > >>>> Now about that $10K... > >>>> > >>>> Frank Filippone > >>>> Red735i at verizon.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I heard rumors about electronic rangefinder ... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Sonny > >>> http://sonc.com/look/ > >>> Natchitoches, Louisiana > >>> 1714 > >>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > >>> > >>> USA > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/ > > Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>