Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, it was Seal. But, apparently, there are quite a few: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/fashion/leica-cameras-favored-by-celebrities.html?_r=0 Tina On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > It was Brad Pitt. And some one stole it. But it he got it back. > His photo work though is serious and pretty impressive. > > > On 9/17/13 7:11 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > Whew! I thought you might be considering it. Nothing could replace your > > 280 f/4!!! You deserve a Leica S and if karma really worked you would > have > > one instead of Prince or whoever Leica's latest celebrity is. > > > > Tina > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Doug Herr > > <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > >> Aram Langhans wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> But the good news is that you would break even?? No out of pocket??? > And > >>> have new(er) equipment.... > >>> > >> > >>> > >>>> I recently calculated that if I sold all of my R equipment including > both > >>>> the 280mm f/4 APO and the recent, hard-earned backup 280mm f/4 APO I > >> could > >>>> afford a well-used S2, an adapter for Contax 645 lenses, a Zeiss 350mm > >>>> Tele-Apotessar, extension tubes and a 1.4x Mutar. It would do for 99% > >> of my > >>>> photos. The other 1% would be covered by a Zeiss Contax 645 120mm > >>>> APO-Makro-Planar. I have to stop calculating such stuff. > >>> > >> > >> Yup, no out-of-pocket, Zeiss Contax 645 lenses are dirt cheap compared > >> with S lenses. I'd have no backup equipment, and since it means selling > >> the 280mm f/4 APO it ain't gonna happen. > >> > >> Doug Herr > >> Birdman of Sacramento > >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com