Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] S2 test
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:54:01 -0800
References: <C723BDDA.58AD8%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:52 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> None of my system shoots B and W medium format film suitable for head
>> portrait, but it's OK, we know you read what you want to read :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/13/09, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>>> I thought the context is someone (I.e. Me) looking for a camera body
>>>> and a couple lens for certain purpose. I don't do macro with it as
>>>> digital is more convenient for that purpose. My goal is to shoot B and
>>>> W film printed in the darkroom.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Any of those 4 camera systems you mentioned you own can fit a short
>>> telephone lens to shoot a portrait with.
>>> Lenes are available for sale without a body attached to it.
>>> The need to buy a 5th system to  shoot a portrait goes right over my 
>>> head.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> Below are your systems you  just mentioned I just pasted in and I'm not
> seeing one which would not work fine with a tele on the front of it for
> portraits.
> Not one.
> You don't need a tenth camera system to enable you to shoot a head shot.
> 
>> Still have my OM-4T, bought 1986
>> Still have my M7, bought ... 2003/2004
>> Still have my XPan
>> Still have my E-3
>> Still have my Mamiya 7II
>> Still have my M8.u
>> 
>> Not many chances that I will sell any of the above.
>> 
>> Cameras I have bought and sold:
>> - M6
>> - MP <-- would have kept that one, but need to pay bills more than I
>> need a camera.


oh...really  ?

:-)

Steve




>> - R-D1 <-- would have kept this one too, but see above.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
> 
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