Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I loved the audacity of the R8 when it first came out and coveted them. Loved the R9 even more. Also thought about Contax SLR. But had to stick to Leica M as my new (1993) system and could not justify two 35mm SLR systems' already was set up with Nikon. And have never been comfortable with buying and selling whole camera systems back and forth like it was nothing. I commit to my gear. And my gear likes me all the better for it. I had some money when I sold my house I got some Nikon and Hassy glass and in the case of the Nikon stuff I can use it now on digital bodies. On 6/27/13 5:05 PM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > Great adjective... (or past participle). > > The files, even on screen size jpegs, are just wonderful looking. I can > hardly imagine a nice 16x20 or larger print. > > I have to admit that I am even thinking about the MM, in the far back of my > mind, never having used a rangefinder camera. Maybe one of these days if I > find myself in a large city, with time to spare, and near a good camera > store that rents these, I might fork out some cash to rent the MM with a > lens or two and give it a try for a day. Then again, maybe that would be a > mistake. My R system at the time put me back quite a bit, but I do admit I > enjoyed every moment with my R8 and lenses. The r4 did not thrill me, but > was, at the time, the entry way into the system. And I do love the R > lenses > on my Nikon. I can shoot wide open and get better results than my Nikon > glass stopped down 2-3 stops. Hardly any CA to correct, or distortions. > > I have held an M9 for a few minutes, but never actually used one. But this > MM is getting tempting. > > Aram > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:00 AM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!! > >> I, for one, am completely smitten with the results people here are getting >> with the Leica MM. The results, on my Mac monitor, look like they could >> have been shot with large format. >> >> Jeffery >> >> On Jun 27, 2013, at 12:45 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> The entire photograph community is excited about the new Leicas few will >>> buy >>> them or even touch one all eyes are on Leica now and if someone in a >>> Leica >>> list who owns tens of thousands of dollars worth of Leica gear and has >>> shot >>> tens of thousands of rolls of film with that gear can't get excited about >>> the new Leicas coming out with all the rest than something very sad is >>> going >>> on. I have as much a right as anyone to talky about the new Leicas. More >>> so. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photography >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/