Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/30

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Subject: [Leica] Modular Leica
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:52 -0700
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On Oct 30, 2009, at 11:45 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca>  
wrote:

> I have an M8, use it all the time on many assignments and projects  
> with various lenses, not all Leica made! I get smashing good  
> results, clients like what they see, pay my invoices and that my  
> friends is all that is necessary. :-)
>
> After playing sightly with an M9 I'd have one in the bink of an eye.  
> And certainly three if my latest project is approved shortly. :-) :-)


odds are that will happen, then you'll have  three ...?!

I hope so Ted...awesome,

Steve



> Then I'll have an M8 for sale nicely broken in. :-)
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> Dr.ted
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com 
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> To: "LUG Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 9:47 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Modular Leica
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>>> So I think that it was short sighted of Leica to imply that the M8
>>> and now
>>> the M9 was the end of the road in RF camera development. True, the
>>> cameras
>>> will appeal to die hard Leica fans and a few pros. But the cameras
>>> (and most
>>> of us Luggers, as seen in the photos on the LUG) are antiques. The
>>> cameras
>>> are in danger of becoming the Fabrege eggs of photography, beautiful
>>> to look
>>> at and fondle but not the best for making an omelet.
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>> those with an M9 use it, those with an M8 but no M9 talk about it,
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>> those with neither talk about the M10...
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>> Steve
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re Modular Leica - an indignant reply)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Modular Leica)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] Modular Leica)