Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/31

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Subject: [Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:35:14 -0800
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Just like wine, there are those happy with Two Bucks Chuck.

And I say: bless them. If I had to compete for what "I" prefer with more
likes of this gentleman, I'd be so much less happy.

Also, unless you know what's good, you wouldn't even know what's bad, let
alone what's good.


On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 9:14 AM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at 
yahoo.com>wrote:

> I found myself nodding along with Adam now and again - as a businessman,
> he's sane.  The auto-everythings are MUCH easier and more profitable than
> the M's.  They give tolerable (commercially acceptable) results with much
> less time spent practicing and working at it...
> By any rational standard, a 'professional' photographer in the modern
> sense goes that route.  It's easier to pay the rent and buy the groceries.
> The Toyota Camery.  (Disclosure: I own several and pay the rent with them
> myself.  Beats hell out of a real job.)
>
> But then there are the irrationalists for whom photography or
> photojournalism isn't a profession (or even a job, necessarily), it's who
> we ARE.
>
> And that's a completely different calculation, and a different market...
>
> They build Ms for US, not the "profession."
>
>
>
> R. Clayton McKee
> PhotoJournalist
> from somewhere just south of somewhere else...
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com>
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 10:42 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK
> >
> >As one who had/has a 5D2 and moved to the M9, I understand what Adam
> >is saying.  I doubt Canon feels particularly threatened by the M9 for
> >its main market.  However for those who are proficient in operating
> >Leica rangefinders or for new Leica users like me who like to get
> >medium if not large format performance from a relatively light,
> >compact camera, the M9 simply blows the 5D2 out of the water.  At
> >native ISO, that Canon sensor can't touch the M9's.  Nor can the Canon
> >optics, and I have a boatload of "L" lenses.  But I do think he's
> >right that the average shooter would prefer the Canon.  The average
> >shooter in this group, however, is hardly average.
> >
> >Happy New Year LUGers.
> >
> >Paul
> >www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Leica Users Group.
> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
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>



-- 
Ken Iisaka
first name at last name dot org or com


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