Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Leica users and luggers, Thank and appreciate the sharing as above and before.... It all tells me how people like and enjoy the legendary camera like LEICA in depth and with passion? I think extraordinary success in sales of M9 is mainly due to the mature change and transition from film into digital era for the record of photography. We discuss about this controversial topic for the difference between film and digital some years ago. Nowadays, no one touches on this topic too often as time has arrived for us to follow the digital path which is so common and popular right now, as noted and seen from consumer market, used by Grand Mum and Dad at hands. M9 is great step forward and technological jump from M8. Full frame capture is the basic and fundamental requirement as a usable camera so commonly adopted in the world (not just the market itself, remember we have other mid or large format for photo recording). Having said that I am still not rich enough to afford and buy M240 right now (hope one day I can enjoy it within my reach), even it is regarded as the best of the range at the moment. If I have to shoot with Leica, film is the format which is affordable, but, whether we like it or not, to use film and process film is not that easy and convenient nowadays in the city or town due to limited processing service and supply. It really works amazingly and it is still beautiful and perfect, because it is LEICA. Cheers, Jacky. On 16 May 2013 09:30, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > By what measure do you refute that? In 3.5 years it is thought to have > sold more copies than M4-2 and M4-P (9 years of production) put together, > or more than M6 TTL (5 years), M7 (11 years) or MP (10 years) > individually...... > > > http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Main_Page#LEICA_M_SYSTEM > > john > ________________________________________ > > > I include his second sentence in that paragraph: > "After the highly successful M9, world?s smallest compact full-frame > rangefinder camera..." > > Highly successful? > Not to split hairs but I'd call it successful but skip the adjective. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >