Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True enough. :-) ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:59:34 -0500 "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: "And as long as I'm living on borrowed time, we will probably both go belly "up simultaneously. ;-) " "Jeffery Smith "New Orleans, LA "http://www.400tx.com " " " " "-----Original Message----- "From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org "[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. "Colen "Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:26 AM "To: Leica Users Group "Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya " " "Time for a reality check - ANY film system anyone gets into now is on "borrowed time, including - yes, it's true - Leica film. (Actually, there's "probably one exception to this, and that's large format, which has really "survived as an art tool, and will probably continue to survive for that "reason. ) While there will continue to be film cameras and film available "for a long time, and parts will probably be available for the likes of Leica "for years to come, we are at the end of an era. " " "On 4/22/06 11:12 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: " "> I wish they had gotten into an RF system instead of the heavy, "> clunking, flopping mirror cameras. "> "> Jeffery Smith "> New Orleans, LA "> http://www.400tx.com "> "> "> "> "> -----Original Message----- "> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org "> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of "> Arche, Harvey "> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:57 AM "> To: lug@leica-users.org "> Subject: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya "> "> "> "> Daniel wrote: ">> Now, now. Not all is bleak: ">> ">> http://www.araxfoto.com/ ">> ">> Daniel "> "> These are new to me, but I don't pay close attention to the MF world. "> Has anybody anything to say about them? At those prices MF would be "> hard to not to move into. Its just too bad that the russian design "> esthetic for cameras hasn't moved away from coffins and hearses. Arche "> "> "> _______________________________________________ "> Leica Users Group. "> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "> "> "> _______________________________________________ "> Leica Users Group. "> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "