Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/11

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Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] epson digital RF report pages
From: "Richard F. Man" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:27:21 -0800

At 01:44 PM 3/11/2004 -0600, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
>However, I'd bet that none of the Cosina users are going to complain about
>the changes in depth and height to the camera or the price increase like
>Leica users do.  Remember the uproar over the 2.5 mm increase in height
>from the M6 to the M6TTL?  'It totally destroys the esthetics and handling
>of the camera"  This has got to be the most ludicrous complaint I have ever
>heard.  I would have never known there was an increase if someone had not
>told me.  And who cares?  Oh that's right there is the problem of the
>change to the shutter dial size and direction.  Heck, that is why I finally
>bought my M.
>..

Ha ha, OK, this I agree with you, there are definitely lots of (what did 
Micahel Reichmann call the digital-equivalence, Pixel Peepers) in Leica 
Land. I guess when you own $$$ equipments, some people think they are 
entitled to complain about everything and anything.

Having said that, remember there are sane people in this group. Ted (my 
hero) Grant looks like he used a Leica 0 when it first came out and kept 
trading up until now he has 3 M7s hanging around his neck. He is in fact 
apparently moving to digital because it suits him. He takes great photos 
regardless of equipments. No, I take it back, he chooses equipments base on 
what they are do for him and use them to their ultimate advantages. Warts 
be damned. Dittos with Sonny, Graham, B.D. etc.

So, I'd say, complainers be damned. Full speed ahead! Lets judge this 
camera on its own merits. I would love a full frame digital M too, but 
first of all, we don't know if Leica will raise to the occasion. I hope 
they do. Meanwhile, I can really use a digital camera for certain purposes, 
and the Epson RD-1 would be just perfect.

FWIW, I bought my first Leica in March 2003, and it's an M7. I love it. I 
bought an M6TTL late year as a back up and did couple shoots with both 
cameras on my neck. I just sold the M6TTL only because I could use the 
money more than I can use the camera :-( but now I am saving up for sure.



// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard@imagecraft.com) 

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