Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 23, 2009, at 5:39 AM, charles rabaa wrote: > > Steve > > Let me introduce myself as Peter Rabaa from Brisbane Australia. I am > a R5 (1990 vintage) user, which has served me well on 2 major trips > to Europe and the UK. > > Love your Labrador pictures. We also had had a yellow lab for 14 > years, so much fun as our children grew up. > > Also interesting is your recent early morning light picture , with > an Australian native "bottle brush " tree in the foreground. > > I also have a point and shoot Panasonic xxx with a branded Leica > lens, for the price the pictures are quite good. > > I fear in the not to distant future, only in mass produced cameras, > will Leica branding be seen. Because of currency exchange rates > Australian, full genuine Leica quality products are rarely seen > because prices are horrendous and there are now even fewer retail > outlets. > > Newer cameras which must move to the digital format will almost > guarantee the demise of the historical and iconic product because of > the price. As a result of the price asked , fewer and fewer clients > will be able to purchase the product. > > At least that is what i see happening in the retail and amateur > market, in many parts of the world. Hope that I am totally wrong. > > Sadly,you do not seem to have many contributors from Australia > > keep up your quality photography with LEICA > > > regards > > Peter Rabaa thanks so much for writing Peter...good to hear from you, I'm glad you like the shots of Tikwa, (there will be a book out soon) we do have a number of Aussies in several of the Leica Fora... I wonder if you are a member... ? I will take the liberty to send this note to Geoff Hopkinson from Australia, and invite you to join the LUG and the Leica Reflex Group...if you are not already a member... thanks so much again, Steve > > > Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter > inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox