Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harold Gess wrote: > > We don't have extra disposable income for quality stuff, but I know I > have made major lifestyle sacrifices in order to buy Leica equipment. > I'm sure the same applies to others. > It sure does. Hard prioritization is the name of the game, along with noodle soup while the paychecks collect. Don't own a car, don't own a house or apartment, don't live expensively: sure, Leica on a budget is possible, with a little determination. > One of the great things about Leica is it isn't disposable and I hope > it never goes that route. This, of course, is one of the redeeming features of Leica. The fact that the stuff is supported decades after is goes out of production. OK, the LTM stuff is a little harder to serviced now, but Leica itself offers modifications for older M-gear, for example. That, and the many dedicated, professional people who are devoted to keeping this stuff running. OK, is isn't cheap, but in the long run? Well, I reckon that compared to replacing an EOS-kit every twelve years, the thirty to sixty year run I'll be able to get out of my Leicas (know that I'll kick it before they do) makes me confident that my money is well spent. Of course, then there is the fantastic quality of images and the wholly sensuous experience of using them, but those are other stories. M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------