PeterA
Well-known member
I used to have 2 R9 bodies one for film and one with a DMR back - with pretty much every piece of glass ever made for the R series cameras - except the tele modules. This represented a significant investment on my part.
I never ever had a problem with the DMR backs or my R9 camera bodies. I can still say that the files produced by this back were wonderful.
It came as a total shock to me when Leica walked away from the R series body - as a long time owner and user of M and R series cameras I felt totally betrayed and let down - particulary because they kept uttering / mouthing/ and hinting at continued support for the R series lens system - implying that a new R series camera would come.
The move to the S2 has been fascinating to watch - a totally new system with its own lenses and unique image circles apparently customised to a unique chip in a great body - BIG DEAL another 'trust me' system locked into a chip size that attempts to lock in users - what a load of BOLLOCKS.
IF the price / value equation even half added up I probably would have switched to the S2 - irrepsective of the bitter after taste I acquired on exiting totally out of the R system.
Much as I love Leica- the fact of the matter is that their M9 @ 18 megapixels now pretty much defines the physical limits of sharp shooting wide open - which is a large part of why we spend a small fortune on the luxes - for sure at apertures of 5.6 and smaller some of the limitations become less apparent - but in the main I get far fewer keeper snaps with the M9 than the M8. As for considered work - on a tripod even - well the M9 is great - but hey if I am going to do that - out comes the Alpa....
What a pity the same chip in the M9 couldnt have been put into an R10
instead the 'ask' is to fork out for a totally new system - which let me be frank here - from an image capture point of view runs a distant last versus any technical camera - and (at best) matches 3 year old technology from the established MFD players.
Leica tried to piggy back off system prices pre the global financial crisis - in the meantime so called 'entry' model backs and packaged bodies from well established MF companies - are selling at near half Leicas body only prices - and lets not get started on like new second hand deals..
Much as I love Leica product - no way Jose - party is over.
Every time I see another innocent thread concerning the R series - it just makes me slightly angry at Leica:cussing: Oh wellI need a cup of tea now and a nice lie down
(end rant)
I never ever had a problem with the DMR backs or my R9 camera bodies. I can still say that the files produced by this back were wonderful.
It came as a total shock to me when Leica walked away from the R series body - as a long time owner and user of M and R series cameras I felt totally betrayed and let down - particulary because they kept uttering / mouthing/ and hinting at continued support for the R series lens system - implying that a new R series camera would come.
The move to the S2 has been fascinating to watch - a totally new system with its own lenses and unique image circles apparently customised to a unique chip in a great body - BIG DEAL another 'trust me' system locked into a chip size that attempts to lock in users - what a load of BOLLOCKS.
IF the price / value equation even half added up I probably would have switched to the S2 - irrepsective of the bitter after taste I acquired on exiting totally out of the R system.
Much as I love Leica- the fact of the matter is that their M9 @ 18 megapixels now pretty much defines the physical limits of sharp shooting wide open - which is a large part of why we spend a small fortune on the luxes - for sure at apertures of 5.6 and smaller some of the limitations become less apparent - but in the main I get far fewer keeper snaps with the M9 than the M8. As for considered work - on a tripod even - well the M9 is great - but hey if I am going to do that - out comes the Alpa....
What a pity the same chip in the M9 couldnt have been put into an R10
instead the 'ask' is to fork out for a totally new system - which let me be frank here - from an image capture point of view runs a distant last versus any technical camera - and (at best) matches 3 year old technology from the established MFD players.
Leica tried to piggy back off system prices pre the global financial crisis - in the meantime so called 'entry' model backs and packaged bodies from well established MF companies - are selling at near half Leicas body only prices - and lets not get started on like new second hand deals..
Much as I love Leica product - no way Jose - party is over.
Every time I see another innocent thread concerning the R series - it just makes me slightly angry at Leica:cussing: Oh wellI need a cup of tea now and a nice lie down
(end rant)