[Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?

[charcot at comcast.net (charcot)]

Very unlikely.  The prices are so out of line with what most people can 
afford if they are an amateur.  In fact I no longer shoot Leica  ( oops 
the cat is out of the bag).  For rangefinder like performance I've gone 
back to the Contax G2 with great lenses, all the bells and whistles.  I 
looked at used M's but they are still expensive - $1400 for an M6 with 
rangefinder patch flare - no thank you .  M7 and MP still too pricey.  
for street photography style its the GRD or olympus epic.  For 1/2 the 
price of the M8 I could get the new Nikon DSLR with real movie making 
capabilities.  Sorry I'm more interested in the output than I'm in the 
input side of things these days.  Oh BTW I've gone back to using my 
Rollei Automat and that was a hoot.

ernie nitka
Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> In the serious discussion I noticed several people said or implied that
> they would probably never buy another M body. I may or may not myself,
> but I was thinking that I'm probably actually MORE likely to buy another
> _leica_ than I was before. I suddenly find the idea of having an R3 or
> some variant much more appealing than I did before. (I'd love an R8 but
> I don't think the prices will likely drop into "affordable for goofing
> off" any time soon). 
>
> I suspect that after a few years on digital hiatus we may slowly return
> to our closets, get out our old leicas and take the occasional photo.
> After which we will be depressed at how much money it costs every time
> you press the shutter and probably go back to digital, but who knows.
>
> There may be a new leica in my future. They are so beautiful.
>
> Kc
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