Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] M8: "I think it's gonna be all right"
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri Nov 17 12:33:38 2006
References: <20061117123242.BUT79439@ms03.lnh.mail.rcn.net> <455E1BEA.8000306@waltjohnson.com>

Or do not, if you're investing in cameras...
(and I'm not an investor or collectioner)
Philippe


Op 17-nov-06, om 21:30 heeft Walt Johnson het volgende geschreven:

> Larry,
>
> I  hope the M8s do well in the marketplace. If they fail to gain  
> enough appreciation then Leica might go down the tube. If that  
> happens the price of good used film M's will skyrocket.  Don't  
> resist, don't hesitate,, go grab that gorgeous new M8.
>
> Walt
> larry.k@rcn.com wrote:
>
>>
>>> Some diehards will buy it, some will buy it because they >want  
>>> the latest expensive camera jewelery around their neck,
>>>
>>
>>  So, if I carry the camera in my right hand and not around my  
>> neck, can I avoid being called someone who just wants the latest  
>> expensive camera jewelry? ;-) I bought the M8 in order to make  
>> images and because it is  a lot smaller and less obtrusive than  
>> the DSLR alternatives.
>>  I won't go back to film, I don't have the space and I don't want  
>> those hassles, not that digital doesn't have hassles. So, I don't  
>> have a lot of other places to go. I hate digital point and shoots  
>> with their lousy or non-existent viewfinders. I don't want to look  
>> at the world through a tiny TV screen.  What other camera would  
>> you have me buy?
>>  Regards,
>>
>>  Larry
>>
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