Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Enjoy it, Peter. You aren't the first, and won't be the last, to take that route. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig at summaventures.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:18 PM Subject: [Leica] I finally give in.... > After years of saying "No" to going digital I have finally given in, gone > out > and bought myself a digital camera. Sorry that is, my wife generously gave > me > same for Christmas! > > Why? My local film stockists are stocking film less and less and the cost > of > using and developing C41 is getting more and more expensive and delays are > inevitably incurred between taking the picture and seeing it and they are > getting longer. A little back-of-the-envelope-calculation showed mr that > for > what I was spending in film and developing each year... > > But no, I didn't buy a Leica. They have just got too expensive and I don't > have > the budget to run to one plus lenses. Instead I bought a Fuji XPro 1, > because I > can buy (and have bought) an adaptor for my M glass and have got a > reasonable > zoom with it all for relatively little outlay. OK it wasn't brand new but > still. > Sorry Leica, but if you will pursue the luxury brand market.... > > I hope I wont be banned from the LUG for this! ;-) > > Happy New Year guys, > > Peter > > PS I still plan to use my M3 and IIIf from time to time, though! > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >