[Leica] Final Sobol Photos with MM Part II the beginning

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Historically for photographers Leicas were cheap compared to their
Hasselblads and Linhof's or Sinar's.

- - from my iRabs.
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/


> From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:22:43 +1200
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Final Sobol Photos with MM Part II the beginning
> 
> Ha ha, Leica cannot even supply core M lenses today! Look at the number of
> people waiting from 35mm and 50mm Summilux's (and doubtless for 50mm AA as
> well now), I have just cancelled an order from last July for a 75mm
> APO-Summicron as there was no sign of one arriving soon ( a good used one
> turned up). 
> 
> You would have to be quite a successful photographer to buy into the M
> system from scratch IMO, it is not cheap and is it that much better in
> output? I think so, but I do not regard it as value for money. In a 
> business
> world that is not good enough...
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> And the camera is not a loaner the camera is something the photographer 
> went
> out and bought with his/her hard earned inheritance. Then went out and
> bought a lens too. Then used it for a critical job. And the results speak
> for themselves. Then M10's fly off the shelves not just to rich guys. But 
> to
> some noted figures in today's photography.  Which makes for more rich guys.
> 
> 
> 
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