> > I think Lieca is for (rich) people who occationally take > pictures, while > travelling, on business trips, a walk in the park etc. [...] > life. People buy > an M8 for the same resons you buy a Porche, Ferrari or BMW. > Take your Pentax to the ballgame, the beach, the hike, > anywhere you go - to > take pictures. The SLR/DSLR is the choise of photographers. > People buy a > DSLR to take pictures.
Well said! This is the kind of rich know-nothing idiot who uses Leicas: http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2003/jul/cbresson/corbis/ cbresson_ut0143043.jpg Juan, if you really want to be this sort of person, sure go ahead and buy a Leica, but you'll never photograph a decent sunset again. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jens Bladt > Sent: 14 April 2007 08:54 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Please unenable me! > > There is no easy way around this - the Leica M8 IS a > lovely camera.? > But it's not for the same work as a Pentax DSLR. Can you > imagine shooting > soccer game (with a 170-500mm zoom) with a M8? > > I think Lieca is for (rich) people who occationally take > pictures, while > travelling, on business trips, a walk in the park etc. > People who want to SHOW they want nothing but the very best. > A 15mm lens > will require s special viewfinder, the flash automatics are > complicated, the > WB-system is so sofisticated my photodealer can't figure it > out. It's not > really just a nice tool for photographing, its' a life style, a status > symbol. Take the M8 for a ride in your Porche, and bring it > to the theatre, > the opera, the exhibition etc. - whereever you go to enjoy > life. People buy > an M8 for the same resons you buy a Porche, Ferrari or BMW. > Take your Pentax to the ballgame, the beach, the hike, > anywhere you go - to > take pictures. The SLR/DSLR is the choise of photographers. > People buy a > DSLR to take pictures. > > Regards > Jens Bladt > > http://www.jensbladt.dk > +45 56 63 77 11 > +45 23 43 85 77 > Skype: jensbladt248 > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > vegne af Juan > Buhler > Sendt: 14. april 2007 02:34 > Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Emne: Please unenable me! > > > As some of you know, I've been missing my Leica rangefinder since I > returned to Pentax in 2004 with an istD. > > Now, I wasn't really thinking seriously about buying an M8 until > today, when two things happened: I realized I'm getting a nice tax > refund that I wasn't counting on (I know, it was my money all the > time, but still), and I saw the camera, in stock at K&S in Palo Alto > (I won't buy there btw, they always treat me pretty badly.) > > Please, help me save $5000 and stay on the Pentax side... > > Or, help me rationalize this crazy purchase :) > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/759 - Release > Date: 04/12/2007 > 19:58 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/760 - Release > Date: 04/13/2007 > 20:04 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
