Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now you have become a "nature photographer". ;-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> To: "liste leica reflex" <leicareflex at freelists.org>; "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:50 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Salon de la Photographie - Paris - Birding & Senioritainclusive > Shot yesterday afternoon at the Paris photo fair. > I visited Leica, Oly, and Pana of course. > > (Canon was shooting video outside with the 7D). > > Leica: I tried a couple of questions: no R planned, not even the souvenir > of some promise of an 'adequate' solution for R users ... > No S2 on show either; my conclusion is that French pros might be worse off > than their fellows in other countries, and amateurs are broke enough not > to consider it any time, anyway, anyhow, I guess. > > Oly: tried the Pancake 20 mm - small and cool, could be 1.4 though, and > somewhat sharper? > The staff had no idea if Oly will even ever launch a successor to the E3. > ... they were there just to try and sell the EP and 620 ... > > Pana's Ideas for life to my mind stole the show. People were really > compact whatever their gear, around the G baits. > I pity the four captives pictured here: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Photoshow-Paris-2009-1130391.jpg.html > ( click on right arrow to see more, and/or on the rectangles above to > enlarge). > > All quick and dirty shots, sorry. > Best from Metz > Philippe > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >