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So, where does one find these vouchers? Link please?

-Marc

So it looks like only the original purchaser of a new lens from an authorized dealer will qualify ….seems reasonable . Maybe not as difficult a process as it looked at first glance . Great for the S2 owners .

Now if they can just start supplying the lenses . 😎

Roger,
The wording on the certificate is below, it does imply that the lens has to have been bought from a Leica S dealer as you will have to go through them for the exchange. So in a way this keeps second hand lenses purchased from private parties out of the program.

“Dear Leica Customer,
We would like to thank you for your loyalty to…[Read more]

Roger, I understand your ideas as being thoughtful suggestions.

I do NOT think for a moment that this offer should extend to lenses bought used. The incentive was intended to stimulate new sales of the S2 and what lenses existed … not everything, forever.

This concept isn't new. The MFD makers have done it for some time. Buy the…[Read more]

[QUOTE=fotografz;3753]Leica cannot make this their customer's problem. It is their problem, and they should solve it. If they wanted to limit the time-line, then they should have clearly and concisely done it up front, not after the fact.

Marc

I have no ax to grind here as I never considered the CS versions in my purchase decision .…[Read more]

Leica cannot make this their customer's problem. It is their problem, and they should solve it. If they wanted to limit the time-line, then they should have clearly and concisely done it up front, not after the fact.

I bought the S2 primarily because it was a dual shutter camera. In effect, that selling feature has not been usable for the…[Read more]

Monochrom's are coming in, just very slowly. Demand is still extremely high which is great, but it will probably be a number of months before us dealers are caught up on our lists. Everyone I know that's received one absolutely loves it, and having some brief time to test it myself recently, I can confirm that there is no other camera like it that…[Read more]

Kurt,

My local dealer finally received one…it is everything you imagine and then some.

I may well sell off 90 percent of my stuff and concentrate on the mono and the new M.

It really is that good.

Bob

My personal opinion: the CCD's for the M Monochrom are the “best of the best” as uniformity is even more important in a Monochrome image. I suspect this slows production. I'd rather have the “best of the best” rather than anything less.

My original “Store-Bought” digital camera is 20 years old this year, a Kodak KAF-1600 Monochrome/Infrared…[Read more]

Are Monochrom's still trickling in? It certainly seems like an agonizingly slow introduction. I sent a request to my favorite Leica dealer in May before the announcement and I still haven't seen a glimpse of the light of day.

Beautiful…

Yes, a silver one. 😉

Excellent work ! I had seen some of these earlier and agree that Mark has some real talent. David and Andre have the inside on the model shots in Florida … hope you can come down in January

The question is whats fair and responsive ? Leica clearly needs to extend the Sept10,2010 cut off ..not only because the CS lenses were not available ..but also because you could not get S lenses either .

I would expect that they will try to draw a line someplace. Without a cut off you could just pick up a few used S lenses and trade…[Read more]

Gorgeous images! I've always been a Porsche enthusiast. Did they have any 959's there?

I suggest you add two more shots and show us a triptych.

Thank you Jack MacD and David K for the suggestion. I may try to keep m9-P for color and daytime work and use m monochrom for low light, night, personal projects. Not sure how wise it is to spend that kind of money. I barely explore the possibility of making great b&w rendition by way of conversion from m9-p which I think there are some potential…[Read more]

I believe “Stunning Beauty” applies here.

Mark,
Great stuff! You should take advantage of the lights when you can as well. Your use of the available light is very good, keep working on it!

Thank you all for the kind words. I must admit I really enjoyed my brief time photographing the models and would like to do more of it. I think most of the talent showing in theses photos is from the model. I didn't have to do anything but compose and fire shutter.

Jack, the first photo is my favorite as well and I do want to print it large…[Read more]