Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] depressed about investment
From: Dominique.Pellissier@droit-eco.univ-nancy2.fr (Dominique PELLISSIER)
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 21:43:47 +0200

>Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:55:33 -0700 (PDT)
>From: kt66@cyberhighway.net (ckk)
>Subject: [Leica] depressed about investment
>
>I was recently traveling to a family reunion, and chose to only bring a
>Yashica T-4 Super. I haven't used it in a very long time. No Leica, no
>contax III a color dial, no Nikon,... 
>
>The color  print, slide, and B&W results left me somewhat sticker shocked. I
>haven't used this point and shoot for some time, and was stunned by the high
>quality results. I showed the prints around to my photog friends, and they
>got depressed, too,  until they realized that their Canon, Leica, Nikon gear
>have the added advantage of wide selections of lenses and accessories. I
>guess all that differentiates a pro from the rest is the accessories. They
>also have the added advantage of being able to spend obscene amounts of
>money on these items.
>
> They were still  stunned by the quality of the prints,...
>
>Sure, the lens testers can prove the differences on the test bench. Nothing
>like an advantage at f2.0 but  nowhere else, and it only costs $1000.00
>more. But good luck actually seeing a difference in your prints. Good thing
>the quality P&S makers have not figured out that they only need to make
>interchangeable lenses to wipe out the spendy competition (remember Retina).
>
>Oh well, I am contrary enough to feel I "need" a Leica. I just can no longer
>prove it.
>
>VEK
>
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If you don't see the difference , why buy it ?

Dominique Pellissier