Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let me know where I can find this tens of thousands of dollars of photo gear that I don't use. I'd sure to convert them to cash pronto! On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Richard I just love it when you talk about the price of ramen and eating it > for a month when you obviously have many tens of thousands of dollars of > photo gear; much of it never used. > > - - from my iRabs. > Mark Rabiner > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > > > > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 22:08:43 -0700 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8? > > > > I wasn't saying the M9 specifically, I am referring to the statement > > regarding "Leica M." e.g. an M6 is still one of the most expensive film > > camera around but it's "only" $1000, not $7000. If I have to sell > > everything else to pay for bills, I will try to keep my M7 and the > Summilux > > 35mm. That'd be one of the last things to go, even if I have to eat ramen > > for a month. It's that simple. > > > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > > <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Richard, > >> I do not agree - using a US$5 item to justify a US$7000 item boggles the > >> imagination, at least mine!! > >> > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > >> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Richard Man < > richard at richardmanphoto.com > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> Come on, it's like saying to people on food stamp that they shouldn't > >> have > >>> ice cream and only spend it on "important" stuff. > >>> > >>> What if there are joy of owning and using Leica, in additional to > >> whatever > >>> image quality benefits there may be. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>