Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/14

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:22:15 -0700
References: <CBFECFDE.1F9DE%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> Edwin Puts was on the LUG for many years and many of us will personally
> vouch for his integrity. Which of course needs none. He is a recognized
> optical expert. Is known to at times shoot with Canon cameras and lenes. 
> And
> deserves to not have his professional integrity put to question or 
> otherwise
> casually thrown up for grabs.
> Just as much as you'd not deserve to have your broker professionalism
> casually thrown up for grabs by a bunch of financial trading dabblers..



this is more of the usual. but we must remember that no one is truly and 
fully objective, 


sorry folks, sad  but  tis true,


Steve




> 
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
> 
> 
>> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:53:51 +0530
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M Monochrom
>> 
>> When are we going to get some independent reviewers to test this baby?
>> Leica seems to be very careful in whom it gives test cameras/lenses to, in
>> order not to take risks in the news flow, and keep it unfailingly 
>> positive!
>> Edwin Puts is by no stretch of the imagination an independent reviewer -
>> how do his views matter at all, because even if he is right, how do we 
>> know
>> that it is so? Not worth reading at this present time - maybe later for an
>> insight or two after reading a few independent reviews.
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:39 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jono Slack's was with present(ish) glass - 50mm Summilux asph, 75mm
>>> APO-Summicron and 90mm Elmarit-M.
>>> 
>>> A test to see at what magnification the 50mm APO-Summicron asph betters
>>> the Summilux asph would be useful, if little difference in 16" x 24" what
>>> is the need?
>>> 
>>> Puts has just added to his blog
>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/optics/styled-5/chromatic.html
>>> 
>>> john
>>> ________________________________________
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Everyone is using the new 50.  I wonder how it performs with the other
>>> present day and past Leica glass.
>>> 
>>> Aram
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> For those interested. Of course, Forbes Magazine likes it (-:
>>>> 
>>>> As for me, I am waiting for someone who takes part in Print Exchanges to
>>>> buy it, so I can see a print of a photo taken with it!
>>>> 
>>>> www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2012/05/leica-m-monochrom-links/
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Jayanand
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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