Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica in the LUG
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:26:22 -0800
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Hi Sonny, you sort of nail it for me too.

There's nothing to talk about Leica M per se, because I am as happy as a
clam with my M9 (20,000 frames and counting) and I can't afford a Monochrom
and the Leica M 240 won't be out for 6 months at least, and I can't afford
it.


On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> SonC is happy as a bug in a rug with his M9.  I have the lenses I like and
> more.   Nothing in the new line up interests me, or at least the new M has
> too much and the other one has too little.
>
> I tried the micro 4/3 stuff and came away unhappy, and have a shelf full of
> un used thingees.
>
>
>
>
>
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> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Am I alone in being also interested in the forthcoming new Leica cameras
> > here? Post activity sometimes seems to be anything but Leica
> > My delete key is wearing out prematurely ;-)
> > Paradigm shifts, Fujis, Sonys, DXO whatever,.... can't tell the
> > difference.....a new crop of why product X or S is better than the M9,
> > three years after the M9 actually came out and it is discontinued now
> > anyway.
> > The M typ 240  will be a huge evolution. Mine's on order. I guess we have
> > no S system owners at all? but that new model is also evolving a great
> > deal.
> > At least the Monochrom is of interest and that one really is a "paradigm
> > shift"
> > Jeesh!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
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> >
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>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Leica in the LUG)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Leica in the LUG)