Re: Leica M6 and Contax G2

[Thomas Kachadurian <kach@freeway.net>]

Shawn:

Try taking pictures with a mutual fund. 

At 03:00 AM 8/4/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>  No question the M6 is a better
>>long-term investment, but what is the justification for the immensely
>>higher initial cost?
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>I hate to break it to you guys, but if one of us put $5,000 into the 
>newest Leica gear and another put the cash into a mutual fund or even an 
>interest-bearing bank account, after 10 years the banker would have a 
>much better return (inflation-corrected).  Plus, the cash would be not be 
>tied up in a collector's market whose prices fluctuate considerably.  Buy 
>a Leica if you want a first-class camera.  Call your financial analyst if 
>you're looking to make an investment.
>
>>I'll just pass on
>>the shot.  OTOH, my AF hasn't missed yet.  But I haven't made a lot of
>>demands on it.
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>The G2's AF hasn't missed for me either.  The key is using strong 
>vertical lines as a focusing point.  It does the job every time.
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