Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The NYTimes has a price on my head. I click a thing my screen starts getting very dark and a sign comes up: YOU OWE US MONEY PAY UP NOW. I have to scrupulously click only on BBC, Washington Post. Huffington Post (NYTIMES pasted in) CNN, USA today for the news. Or others. They all seem to get their cash from someone else than me. And I don't have a TV set so no TV news. On 9/17/13 7:43 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > No, it was Seal. > > But, apparently, there are quite a few: > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/fashion/leica-cameras-favored-by-celebrities > .html?_r=0 > > Tina > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> It was Brad Pitt. And some one stole it. But it he got it back. >> His photo work though is serious and pretty impressive. >> >> >> On 9/17/13 7:11 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> Whew! I thought you might be considering it. Nothing could replace your >>> 280 f/4!!! You deserve a Leica S and if karma really worked you would >> have >>> one instead of Prince or whoever Leica's latest celebrity is. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Doug Herr >>> <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>wrote: >>> >>>> Aram Langhans wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> But the good news is that you would break even?? No out of pocket??? >> And >>>>> have new(er) equipment.... >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I recently calculated that if I sold all of my R equipment including >> both >>>>>> the 280mm f/4 APO and the recent, hard-earned backup 280mm f/4 APO I >>>> could >>>>>> afford a well-used S2, an adapter for Contax 645 lenses, a Zeiss 350mm >>>>>> Tele-Apotessar, extension tubes and a 1.4x Mutar. It would do for 99% >>>> of my >>>>>> photos. The other 1% would be covered by a Zeiss Contax 645 120mm >>>>>> APO-Makro-Planar. I have to stop calculating such stuff. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yup, no out-of-pocket, Zeiss Contax 645 lenses are dirt cheap compared >>>> with S lenses. I'd have no backup equipment, and since it means selling >>>> the 280mm f/4 APO it ain't gonna happen. >>>> >>>> Doug Herr >>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/