Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > I'm glad Hasselblad stuff is so cheap now. There's no way I could have > bought the kit I have now at the old sky-high prices. Hasselblad was like > Leica, so costly that real working artists couldn't afford them...now we > can. > > Chris Crawford I'll second that thought Chris! I had always dreamed of owning two cameras.....a Hasselblad and a Leica. In the past few years, thanks to the precipitous drop in prices for all film cameras, I've been able to realize those dreams. There is no way I would have bought these cameras and lenses at the prices they commanded 10 years ago. Leica R8 with motor drive and motor winder, 28/2.8 Elmarit, 50/2 Summicron, 90/2.8 Elmarit, 135/2.8 Elmarit, 180/2.8 Elmarit and 80-200/4 Elmarit lenses Hasselblad 501CM, 553ELX, 503CWD with 40 CFE IF, 50 CFi, 60 CFi, 80 CFE, 100 CFi, 120 CFi Makro, 150 CFi, 180 CFE, 250 CFi and 350 CF lenses Has there ever been a better time to be in the market for high quality film cameras? I don't think so. Gary Benson Alaska