Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/13

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Subject: [Leica] Another R option
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:48:28 +0100
References: <BANLkTimRxXmEEGR6YrhfhbgcPrOVBxnT5Q@mail.gmail.com> <CA1B1EDC.101D5%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20110613021337.33c40def@linux-xljf.site>

I have subscribed to his site for a while and had extensive correspondence 
with him when he first started using the M9.
IMHO, like most who have problems with it, he actually wanted something 
other than an M9.
Many of the weaknesses are compromises necessary to achieve the strengths. 
As it is with most high end engineering.
FD

On 13 Jun, 2011, at 07:13, Philip Forrest wrote:

> If it actually causes a bit of discussion, Leica may well raise an
> eyebrow. They heard the user issues with the M8 and then developed the
> M9 with most of those issues addressed as a response.
> I agree with it for the most part.
> At least he has experience using an M9 for an extended period of time
> which has given him more perspective than just handling it in a
> shop.
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 
> 
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:56:44 -0400
> Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> This is a guy playing with a lot of cameras. Perhaps on the world of
>> DSLR's he's more at home and not out of this depth but here talking
>> about the M9, in the world of rangefinder and Leica he comes across
>> as a guy who usually reviews hard disks and flash drives who not has
>> to review the new first out full frame M rangefinder digital from
>> Leica. Not quite but almost. And he doesn't even have that good of a
>> perspective on it. This article is no threat to Leica M9 use and will
>> be of no interest to Leica.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Another R option)
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