Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not to mention brand new lenses from Zeiss. I just checked the prices for new lenses from Leica and I thought (out loud) who the hell are they kidding? Do they realize what kind of bike I could buy for the price of a 35mm? I could get the top of the line S-Works! Daniel On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 9:28 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > Yes indeed, I had to cut my losses while I could. > Leica will never get another dome of mine for new gear. I'll buy used > from private sellers but considering the image quality I've seen from > the RF Nikkors there isn't any rationalization I can make for lenses > that cost 10x more. > > Phil Forrest > > > On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:24:26 -0500 (CDT) > Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > >> Welcome back, and congratulations! Your foray into digital was more >> worrisome and expensive than most, mine included, but it feels good >> when you're done with it! >> >> Robert >> >> On Jul 13, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Phil Forrest wrote: >> >> > A few folks here are also members on RFF and may have followed a >> > few of my threads there but I finally shuffled off the digital >> > monkey a few days ago. >> > I traded my M9 (which I had been trying to sell for a while) for a >> > Nikon SP with titanium shutter and a good amount of cash. It was a >> > good deal, I think. I got a *reliable* camera that is compatible >> > with most of my lenses (I sold my Leica lenses and replaced them >> > with RF Nikkors) and the new M9 owner got a camera he wanted. I >> > still have my film M4, a beat up DR Summicron and my Super Angulon >> > but I'm considering the sale of the latter to replace it with the >> > 2.1cm Nikkor for the F mount with adapter. An excellent lens itself >> > but much lower cost. I'm happy because I am no longer tethered to a >> > wall socket to recharge batteries. Film doesn't have a slow buffer >> > time. I can forget about my latent images on the roll for a while >> > and not worry about filling up my limited storage media. It's just >> > a good move. I'm not getting any photo business and I can't >> > rationalize sitting on almost $5000 worth of camera that isn't >> > making me money. It was kind of fun while it lasted even though the >> > headaches of M9 unreliability (and the M8 before it) drove me nuts. >> > I should have sold it a year ago. >> > It's good to be back to film. It feels rebellious, actually. >> > >> > Phil Forrest >> > >> > -- >> > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 > > > > -- > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information