Photogs re-buying Leicas (was RE: [Leica] decline in LUG membership)

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (bdcolen@earthlink.net)]

Not surprising, Tim. But I'll be these will essentially prove to be 
'rentals' - they'll shoot a few nostalgic rolls, and then in few months, six 
months, or a year, sell them again - the loss being the 'rental' fee. ;-)

B. D.

Ever the Cynic

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Atherton <timatherton@theedge.ca>
Sent: Aug 9, 2004 3:18 PM
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Photogs re-buying Leicas (was RE: [Leica] decline in LUG membership)

There certainly are a lot of photographers - pro and am -  finally flogging
off their M's to get in on the digital rat race (though I'd be more likely
to sell mine off to buy a Super Symmar XL 110mm...)

That said, in the few days since HCB went to the darkroom in the sky, I've
come across at least three photojournalists who had sold off their Ms in the
last year ("they sat in a cupboard and never got used") to go digital but
who, in various fits of photogrpahic nostalgia, watching all the HCB re-runs
on Charlie Rose and digging out all their HCB books, are now selling off
other camera gear to buy back their once beloved Ms and go shoot some Tri-X
or HP5...


tim

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