Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your photography is outstanding so I'm reluctant to argue with you but I don't think your pictures would be any worse or less marketable if you shot them on a Nikon D300 or its Canon equivalent or any other decent digital camera which is just as small and portable. You can buy NINE Nikon 50mm f1.4s for the price of one 50mm Summilux and 99.99999% of the population of the world would be unable to understand any justification you may care to make for that, particularly when the difference in resolution is difficult to detect on ultra fine grain film let alone a digital sensor. I like my Leica and its lenses because they look cool and are fun to use but that's no more rational than my desire for a 1960s Aston Martin DB5 as a means of transport. I wouldn't mind betting that deep down, if they really thought hard about it and looked at the pictures they take with other hardware, most Leica users would come to the same conclusion. Rich men(and women's) toys. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=mbamfunds.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=mbamfunds.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: 21 August 2009 15:15 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 At 07:01 AM 8/21/2009, you wrote: >I love my little M6 and its fantastically >over-hyped and over-priced lenses but why anyone >would buy a digital Leica depreciation box has >always been beyond me. Now I hear they die if >someone breathes damp breath on them! > >I look forward to the day when they sell for >?150 so I can have a play with one. Nobody else >will buy them because hardened Leica users will >blow their thousands on the latest gizmo (if the >S2 doesn't bring the company down first) and >nobody else will buy one because they won't be able to afford the lenses. > >Neil Well, I for one have bought two of the digital Leica boxes both of which have paid for themselves within months of purchasing them. I used M3's, M4's, M6's, M7's - now I use M8's. They are a tool I use to take photographs. They don't die if you breathe on them. I have had more electronic problems with my pro level Canon 5D and 1DMII than I have with my M8's. I have saved enough in film and developing since I got my M8's to be able to spend thousands on the next latest gizmo from Leica which I hope will be an M9. I don't consider my Leica lenses to be over-hyped or over-priced. I consider them to be the best lenses for the type of photography I do. That's the only reason I have them. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information . This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction, unless specifically agreed otherwise. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any opinions or advice contained in this Internet email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in any applicable governing Marble Bar Asset Management LLP's terms and conditions of business or client agreement letter. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of Marble Bar Asset Management LLP. Marble Bar Asset Management LLP is regulated and authorised by the FSA.