Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You could get a Campagnolo Chorus/Record mixed Colnago Master for the cost of a Summilux 35. You could also pay for 2 year's rent on a 1 bedroom apartment just outside of Bangkok or Saigon and have enough left over to eat out every night and have a few beers. It's kind of sickening actually. With this money from the M9, I'm paying down a good amount of debt and possibly taking that trip to SE Asia that I started a thread about a year ago. I studied Asian history alongside photojournalism in college and I've been really wanting to go. Maybe I'll teach English or Photography in Thailand. I have a few friends who did that last year and loved it. Phil Forrest On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:32:34 +0200 Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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