Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or call it a SL(eica)R. :D On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > They could call it an R10!!! > > Oh dear, here we go again ;-) > > Cheers > Geoff > > *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 3 April 2011 14:19, Dennis Kushner <dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > The only big thing is the price tag & the incredible viewfinder size. > > I was surprised at how small it was & lenses a bit heavier. > > One must wonder if Leica would ever consider a smaller FF chip > > & R mount. IMO, this would help recoup the engineering costs of the S2. > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Heavy, is it? > > > > > > It looks pretty big from here... > > > > > > --Bob > > > > > > ==On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 6:00 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Luggers, > > > > Esther and I were invited out to dinner last night to a friend's > home. > > He > > > > is a British cinematographer who got his start as an assistant > > cameraman > > > on > > > > David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia and has lived in Hong Kong for many > > years > > > > working now mostly on advertising videos. He was very keen to show me > > his > > > > latest acquisition - a Leica S2 - which he had just used for a street > > > > photography project in Melbourne. I looked at about 100 pictures of > his > > > > Melbourne series on his 27" I Mac and I must admit I was pretty > > > impressed. > > > > It was also nice to see the camera being used for real work rather > than > > > as > > > > jewelry for Russian or Chinese Oligarchs or Rock stars. > > > > Here's me with the gem: > > > > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/lens+pix/S2w.jpg.html > > > > > > > > No, I won't be buying one anytime soon. > > > > > > > > C&C always welcome. > > > > > > > > Howard. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >