Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm with you, Gary. I think the world has gone completely mad. I will wait at least 5 years for things to calm down. When computers came out, I was that way. Radio Shack CoCo, then PC 8088, then 286, then 386, then 486 then Pentium.....Most at about 3 grand in price....I finally wised up. I guess when the Pentium 200 came out, it finally exceeded the available software enough that I was able to stick with it for more than a few years w/o feeling a hit. Friends would buy faster computers and ask for my help. I was leery of helping them for fear I would want a faster computer, but that didn't happen. I would come home to my system and it would be just fine. It wasn't until two years ago when I upgraded to a P3 1GHZ. for less than $800. I have faster computers at school now, but again, this one is just fine. I feel liberated. So, digital, I'll wait until for prices to drop like computers have, and quality to improve. And size to shrink. When all those instant gratification guys/gals had driven the market to where the computer market is today, I'll take advantage of their efforts/money-down-the-tubes and have fun. Aram > Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 01:43:47 -0400 > From: "Gary Williams" <nasmformyzombie@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-) > Message-ID: <000d01c32349$c970bf20$ae54f7a5@mindspring.com> > References: <004801c322f5$60870860$966ff7a5@mindspring.com> <5.2.0.9.2.20030525220550.00aba698@mail.infoave.net> > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-) > > > > I am simply amazed at what people will spend for a little convenience and > instant gratification. How exactly is spending $7000 for a digital camera > that will need an upgrade in 18 months, and how many more $1000's on new > glass square with a desire for "economy." What is economical about such a > purchase? What exactly is so horrible about a film camera? You can spend > $2K on a film scanner with an auto film loader from that "N" company and get > pretty much the same result (without the instant gratification) and still > use the best glass in the world---and save a good $10-15K in the process. > Am I missing something here or has the world gone completely mad? > > Gary > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html