Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 23 December 2000, "Dan Honemann" wrote: > <SNIP> > There's this, too, Doug: shooting with fine equipment is a pleasure in and > of itself. My Leica M inspires me to use it often. (When I neglect it for > a day or two, it starts calling out my name. Softly, at first, but > persistently, gradually getting louder until I just can't ignore it > anymore.) > > No matter how many times I write out the pros and cons on paper and make up > my mind that a Canon EOS is much better value for the money, it just doesn't > excite me the way a Leica does. You could say it's silly to spend the same > amount of money on a single camera and lens that would buy you two bodies > and a half dozen lenses from another brand. But all you really need is one > camera and one lens--the one you've got on hand--and the enthusiasm that > comes from the sheer joy of using it. > > Dan The SL challenges me to deserve it. I now have a user SL2 headed my way. I'm curious to see how I respond to it. Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/