Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really believe we are in another period of temporary insanity where large masses of humanity have to have the "it" thing in this case digital cameras. The upside is that some really nice equipment will be available for a really small amount of money: say $10 for a LTM Canon 28 F2.8 in the late 60's. The other upside is that newbies to photography have the opportunity to start out with really first rate equipment like I did (original MP, Canon F1, Mamiya C22) which will influence their decision making process the rest of their life. Digital is a very important part of the evolution of photography, but right now for documenting humans where they work and live is better done on film at this moment. For B.D.'s sake, yes, you can uprate your eod100ish to 1600 with a fast lens. But they are larger, harder to focus, and don't look very good at 3200. I can pick up a beater M6 and 35 something for around $1500 and produce very nice images without a flash. Not to mention what older SLR's are going for. In parting, why not start your child on the evil path with a Leica or a professional SLR? He or she is less likely to break it and besides, you could hardly sell it for much anyway. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:46 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Digilux 2 ><Snip> > My daughter likes F3's. > > Can you imagine ... a 14 year old kid being able to afford learning with a > Nikon F3 (50/1.8 there too). > > Daniel > The first thing they'd ask is "Where's the monitor?". Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- 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