Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/13

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:46:15 -0500
References: <C6A888C2.52C32%mark@rabinergroup.com> <96FF42E3-35B3-4711-AF85-17EFD909B5AB@mac.com> <p06230901c6a90b407b71@[10.0.1.199]> <9C79D453-5D12-4581-962F-A8BF85C099E6@mac.com> <90B6363E-8AC8-459D-AEE7-FD437B166383@charter.net>

I have many of my grandfather's tools.
He was a cabinet maker and only owned one power tool
during his entire working life - a tiny six inch table saw - which I  
also have.
All his mechanical tools
auger, crank drill, push drills, etc
wore out about the same time that he did.
All the planes, saws, clamps, etc. remain as useful as the day  
purchased.

I once thought that would be true of my graphic art and photographic  
tools as well.
I fully expected that the Linhof, Hassleblad, Leica M and R,
as well as the Leica and Durst enlargers
and their lenses would serve me for my entire professional life.
And of course they do continue to do exactly what they were designed  
to do.

Just fewer and fewer people wanting to do things in those ways.

The finest stat camera known to man was sold as scrap.

The oak drawing boards can't even be sold for shipping charges.
Few of us remember what a drafting machine IS, let alone own one
mounted to a steel table with matching, fully articulated lamp.

We're at a point where letting go of these beautiful tools
actually costs money to haul them away.

Sad

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:

> At best, it might stretch the useful life of the gear another 2-4  
> years.



Replies: Reply from rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)
Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?)