[Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale?

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

People who want super huge super sharp files from a stock agency?!?!
I know there were more than one stock agency who specialized in film medium
format but I'm just guessing, Ted that medium format was a grain of sand in
a sand dune desert of the entire stock thing. But I don't know really by the
time I paid attention to stock it was too late.
My point is I'm not seeing an S2 as a stock camera...seems like overkill.
Was a Pentax 6x7 a stock camera? Just asking.
The thing is shooting 37.5 megapixel images, 7,500 x 5,000 pixies from side
to side!
The people who do use it for stock will be working in a nitch area.
A nitch within a nitch. A Frederic R Niche area.
It seems like an art director who needed a file that big of that quality
would be not be thinking of getting it pre shot. But actually go to the
trouble of hiring a photog to shoot it. That way they get to say they
directed it. And they have all this money they need to spend.....

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> From: Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:15:59 -0800
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale?
> 
> Tina Manley offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Any chance there is a DMR out there for sale?
> 
> 
>> And nobody will pay anything for photos since they will all be free,
>> therefore, nobody will be able to afford an S5 except those who give
>> photos
>> away as a hobby.<<<<<<
> 
> Hi Tina & all, :-)
> 
> As we, not I as I wouldn't touch a DMR unless I got it absolutely free. And
> not a hope in Hades I'd ever have an S2 with the lack of income as I become
> one of those mean " a..s.d" old guys! ;-)
> 
> Although my plan is to win the $50 million lottery next Friday evening as a
> nice Christmas present. You doubt me??? :-) Hey stick with me baby I've had
> a hell of a fantastic life so why would you doubt I'm joking! It's called
> "Always think positive and beautiful things happen! :-)
> 
> OK back to the serious stuff. :-)
> 
> One of the high payment earning photographers of the stock agency I belong
> to just offered the amount of his sales for the past month. Before I give
> you the amount, this is the levels he was at during the height of stock
> image sales several ears ago. He grossed $250,000 a year in his pocket from
> the agency selling his images. "LIKE WOW I'M GOING TO SHOOT STOCK!"
> 
> Trust me, today??? READY??? His monthly sales included some images sold
> for.... .91 cents and a couple at .85! Now this is a shooter who switched 
> to
> digital immediately and in his first year of stock shooting he saved,
> $25,000 on film and proessing costs! Because he went digital big-time!
> 
> Does anyone think this guy would rush out and buy an S2 with the economy as
> atrocious as it is?
> 
> Me?
> 
> Not a hope unless I win the $50 million lottery next Friday evening Dec.
> 24th! But why would I buy it then? Certainly not just to own one! That 
> would
> be utterly stupid when you'd not have clients who gave you assignments to
> shoot.
> 
> There is a huge difference between on assignment and taking pictures for
> fun. Even though I shot lots of after the fact pictures to slow me down and
> bring me down. There isn't anything like shooting for a client, being paid
> very nicely, thank you very much! But, the best part being the pat on the
> back for a "job well done!" That counting far more than the income! A whole
> different world and if you haven't experineced it you have no idea what it
> feels like!  :-) Anyway.
> 
> Hey how about this for a nice positive thought? I win the $50 million! I
> donate to my regular charities, medical schools and unfortunates first. 
> Then
> we hold the biggest international  LUG party you can imagine! Fly everyone
> into a central location on the planet as long as it's a warm place, good
> food and "beverage" ;-) of choice and have a smashing great meet & greet 
> you
> could ever imagine! :-)
> 
> Now that would be cool. :-) All you folks would have to do is show-up at
> your local airport and fly to "PARTY CENTRAL!" :-)
> 
> I'd look after the unfortunates first, then a get together of the greatest
> bunch of photo folks on the planet.
> 
> Now, if for a moment, please with a kindly thought, let ted win! :-) The 
> LUG
> would have the international Party of 2011!!
> 
> So ok folks there you go! :-)
> 
> OH YEAH AND WHILE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?  .... "HAVE YOU SENT YOUR TWO
> PHOTOS TO JIM YET?"' :-) GOTCHA AGAIN! ;-)
> 
> c'mon hell it's all in fun. Get a life! :-) Send the pictures!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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