Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The oft repeated canard that digital forces one to 'trade up' every 12-18 months is pretty hilarious when read so often on a list which is probably dominated by people who are using film equipment that is anywhere from 30-60 years old, including lenses which "glow" - meaning they produce soft, flare prone images and often suffer from other optical aberrations. If one can comfortably use a Leica lens manufactured in, say, 1955, a Leica lens which may not have even then been up to the standards being set by Zeiss and Nikon, and a lens which is now a Coke-bottle-bottom when compared to the latest Leica lenses, why can't one buy a 5 mgp digital camera and be happy with it for the next five to 10 years? Just wondering...And chortling at such a flaring - uh, glaring, double standard. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Seth Rosner Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 9:22 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] digitalrebel Allen Graves wrote: > serious amateurs, who would > have balked at the price of a Leica and 3 lenses or a new Hasselblad > system just a few years ago will rush out, change to an new system > (?Brand C) for 50% more money- all for a camera that may be as > "stale" as last week's toast in 2-3 years. ........2-3 years? Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html