Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bingo, Rick. I feel the same way when using my very satisfying M6 and my quick, efficient, and often antiseptic D70. What to do...what to do? I love the idea of the M8 but I the fighting in the brain continues. I used to be the same way about ham radio equipment and now, I can easily purchase all of the gear I lusted after but don't because I like what I have and the satisfaction of using it over rules. Robert Clark Lancaster, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Dykstra" <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . . > On 16/09/2006, at 4:16 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > >> Oh, my aching wallet. . . I'm going to be watching tests and reviews, >> and gauging my emotions and finances very carefully for a while. > > I've been doing that re the DMR for some time. Now I'll need two wooden > crosses. > > Up till now each Leica purchase has been satisfying - each new item has > expanded the system and complimented my earlier expenses. Buying an M8 > or DMR will not be like that. They would supersede very expensive and > perfectly functional equipment that I enjoy using. Then there'll be the > ongoing fight between the lobes of my brain, "Use slide film! You'll want > to project this", and "Use digital! You'll want the feedback", each time > I reach for a camera. Oh, and the other one, "Use digital! It cost a > fortune and film will just cost you more now." > > Rick. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information