[Leica] M7/MP only 5% of US Leica Sales...

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

>>>  compact size, fantastic lenses, range-finder capabilities, solid build 
>>> ...
>>>  :-)
>>>  KM
>>>
>>>  On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Mark Rabiner 
>>><mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>>  I am with you on this, Henning, Frank and the others who still think 
>>>>> that
>>>>>  the M9 is a bit over the top. At the same time I understand the 
>>>>> economist
>>>>>  logic  of Vince. The secondary market for the M9 is still very very 
>>>>> very
>>>>>  small because there aren't just enough M9s on the market - or because
>>>>   people
>>>>>  are not replacing their M9s yet because there is no M10.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Although I have been contemplating switching to an M9 because of the 
>>>>> full
>>>>>  sensor, I have more often find myself convinced that I'd better get a
>>>>>  differnet kind of a body with a full-sensor (e.g. a Canon EOS 5D mark 
>>>>> II)
>>>>>  for half the price - with a good lens at that and have two different
>>>>   systems
>>>>>  for the different uses I can make of it. And still enjoy the plethora 
>>>>> of
>>>>>  greatness in the M8.
>>>>>
>>>>>  KM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Depends on what you mean by " plethora ".
>>>>
>>>>   [Rabs]
>>>>   Mark William Rabiner
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  And above all great image quality that generally is hard to
>>  distinguish from that from an M9.
>>
>>  Mark, for your comments to have any relevance you will have to start
>>  using them.
>>
>>  --
>>
>>      *            Henning J. Wulff
>
>Get used to me speaking my opinion freely about the Leicas M8 and M9 for the
>duration as I have about all M's on the LUG for 12 or 15 years. I've only
>used M6's and IIIf's. I also have opinions about Deardorf and Alpa's.
>Most recently as of today I have opinions about the Giroux's daguerreotype
>camera, 1839.
>But you may not be interested in what I have to say about the Giroux's
>daguerreotype camera, 1839 as I may never see one face to face or touch one
>or shoot a plate in one.
>Feel free to delete without reading.
>
>[Rabs]
>Mark William Rabiner
>
>

:-) Now, now, Mark! I'm not going to stop reading your opinions. :-)

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