On 12/29/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 29, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I visited my friend Marc Williams in his studio this morning. Marc > > shoots a lot of ad work as well as some very artful wedding > > portfolios. > > His equipment ranges from film Leicas (MP3, M7) to an M8, Canon > > Mark II > > DS and 5D, a Hassy with a digital back, and a Mamiya RZ67 with a > > digital back. In other words, visiting his studio is like a trip to > > the > > toy store. Here's the Mamiya RZ67 with the Leaf 33 megapixel digital > > back. In case you're in the market for one of these, the back alone > > goes for 23,000 US: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5386311&size=lg > > Let's hope the Pentax 645D is a trifle less expensive that that. I > expect it will be, but more than around $4000 and it's well out of my > league, for the present anyway. > > I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't > recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be > impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying > the red dot as opposed to the Panasonic. It's a well thought out camera. > > Nice stuff. That support system looks neat. > The benefit to buying the Panasonic is that you get to keep a grand of your money. You could spend it on lenses (if they ever come out with any). <g>
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