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Subject: [Leica] So most rumors came true?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:31:06 -0400

Thanks Sorry. Ran out of toes.

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:17:06 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] So most rumors came true?
> 
> Mark, you have one zero too many :-) ISO 6400.
> 
> I'd love to have a usable ISP 6400 though... man.... and budget to travel.
> I'd love to be in NYC right now for the Occupy...
> 
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> If its true they've kept the price to rock bottom for them I can guess a
>> reason. I think they think of the bodies as a means to sell glass which is
>> the main business they're in.  I think its a mainly true and mainly
>> effective assessment.
>> 
>> I think it will be an exhilarating feeling shooting Leica glass at night 
>> in
>> the shadows at iso 64,000 and then tweak the results you get with it and
>> see
>> the final results.  Super fast Leica optic or non. Wide open or stopped
>> down. Capturing action at night. The Leica M is certainly a street camera
>> as
>> a main focus and why not at night? They don't roll up the streets.
>> Get ready for a Leica boom.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:56:31 -0700
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] So most rumours came true?
>>> 
>>> "only" $7000 for the M? Honestly, that's actually a change from Leica
>>> pricing in the last 2-3 years then.
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
>>> archiphoto.com
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Pre-order prices are $6995 for the M and $5450 for the M-E, which seems
>> a
>>>> very slightly reworked M9. Sensor and electronics (and lousy LCD) are
>> the
>>>> same.
>>>> 
>>>> Henning
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 2012-09-17, at 1:09 PM, Richard Man wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> The M-E looks just like a M9? But may be at a lower price?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Leica Users Group.
>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Henning Wulff
>>>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> 
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