Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's even better with a whopping 900 rolls to match up to the price of an M9. At 30 rolls per year, which is quite reasonable for a keen amateur, he needs to live another 30 years. By that time, the M9 would have bitten the dust much earlier. Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Jul 2017, at 5:33 AM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > > Agreed. Actually, I figured tri-x 36 exposure at $4.95/roll from B&H (as > of yesterday), and the cost of chemicals (D-76 private label, plus Arista > rapid-fixer)/sleeves at $1.50/roll from my orders with Freestylephoto.biz, > so I subtracted the cost of the reconditioned V600 from the total, and > used a total of $6.50/roll for the calculation. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] > On > Behalf Of Dan Khong > Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 5:20 PM > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO 07 05 17 > > Today, one roll of TriX is $7. To soup the film is another $2. To scan the > roll professionally (they even take away the dust) is $10. So with $20, I > will have a roll to enlarge with my enlarger and 36 digital images to play > around. If a digital M costs $6000 (on SALE, let's say), that's equivalent > to 300 rolls. That's a lot of years of film use. > > Professionals need to use digital. That's their bread and butter. Amateurs > like me can still play around with films. > > Dan K. > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 5:11 AM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> > wrote: > >> I agree. Interesting you should mention thus: The Leica Society >> (formerly >> LHSA) just posted a video of Jim Lager talking about getting into >> Leica equipment. He mentioned that if your budget did not permit new >> optics and a camera, you should buy a new body and older optics. He >> mentioned an SL or an M240. I wrote to executive director and noted >> that the purchaser of a nice M3 (which can be had with a recent CLA >> for under a grand) would allow the purchaser to buy nearly 600 rolls >> of Tri-X with home processing, plus an Epson V600 scanner for the >> price of an SL (or about 300+ rolls with an M240 option). The >> likelihood of a beginner blowing through 300 rolls in two years is >> highly unlikely, so that it makes better economic sense to go for the >> film camera. Plus, after two years' use the SL or M240 would have > depreciated, while the M3 would have retained its value, if not increased. >> If the person getting into Leica photography were a professional or >> needed immediate confirmation of an image, then the considerably more >> expensive digital body would make sense. Lager also recommended >> shopping for used equipment online without a mention of eBay's not > inconsiderable pitfalls. >> Ill let everyone know if I receive a response. >> Lovely shot, beautifully captured the wh9ole composition of woman plus >> puppy plus background figures just works for me. >> >> The M3 is of course still the best Leica ever. No Flames , PLEASE!!! >> >> Peter >> >>> On 06/07/2017 01:08, Jim Shulman wrote: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/fountain+puppy+sm.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> >>> M3, Summilux 50, Neopan 400 >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Shulman >>> >>> Wynnewood, PA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> . >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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