Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's chickenfeed. - -- On Tue, 23 May 2000 09:45:33 AWSteg wrote: >Are we having a translation problem here. . .I just explained the problem. . >.an additional $700 (almost 2X) for the body and it gets worse with the >glass. That's the problem! If that's not a problem for you and you have >some extra money kicking around, possibly you would like to underwrite a few >college students for the difference? > >And don't go comparing a used camera with no warrantee to a new one with a 3 >year warrantee. . .that's just absurd. > >Al Stegmeyer > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 9:10 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost > > >> You can by and M6 for $1699 new. For less used. What's the problem? >> -- >> >> On Mon, 22 May 2000 19:53:28 AWSteg wrote: >> >I will buy all the Leica M6's you have to offer with a 3 year warrantee >at >> >$1,000. ( the price of the G2.) I will also buy all the 21mm Leica >lens's >> >with 3 year warrantee for $1,000 and so on. . with the exception of the >35mm >> >glass and the offerings of glass where Leica does have the edge. The >bang >> >for the buck is simply not the same but at a factor of about 2X. For my >> >money I can't see 2X the difference in the same offerings of glass. If >your >> >buying M6's for the price of G2's please tell us where? >> > >> >To put it another way, I'll trade you a new G2 for a new M6. . .want me >to >> >go on or is cost now a factor? The fact is the G2 is not cheaper but >less >> >expensive. >> > >> >Al Stegmeyer >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com> >> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> >Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 6:17 PM >> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks!! OT Contax G2: Cost >> > >> > >> >> To put an end to this discussion (ahem!). If one chooses to buy a G2 >and >> >what you really want is an M6, but you believe that "cost" is a big >factor, >> >I say you're mistaken. The costs are close enough to be negigible. If you >> >buy a G2 because you prefer a G2, or prefer an M but cannot use an M, >then >> >that's different. I'm not impugning the G2, only the idea that it's a >> >"cheaper" M6. It's neither cheaper nor the same sort of camera. >> >> -- >> >> >> >> On Mon, 22 May 2000 17:29:57 john wrote: >> >> >Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Takeshi Hashimoto wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Mon, 22 May 2000 08:49:27 John Collier wrote: >> >> >> > >You will be delighted to learn that the word "cost" does not have >to >> >be >> >> >> > >confined to a strictly monetary definition. The space allotted >and >> >the >> >> >> > >patience of the average leica-user forbears a detailed >discussion. >> >Perhaps >> >> >> > >we could take this off list and amaze one another with a new >nuance >> >of >> >> >> > >meaning and usage of this oh so useful word every day. We >probably >> >could >> >> >> > >occupy ourselves thus for several weeks. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >Cheers >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >John Collier ;-) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > What I meant was that all things being equal (which they're not) >if >> >cost were to be the deciding factor, the difference was negligible. If, >as >> >you point out, the M6 could not be used efficiently because of poor >> >eyesight, then that's something else again. It's not cost. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> From: "Takeshi Hashimoto" <hashimoto.takeshi@mailcity.com> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> What does this have to do with "cost". >> >> >> > > >> >> >> ><Snip> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yes and to make a small point: >> >> >> Every time you shot with your G2 a small part of your soul rots >away. >> >> >> Until you left with a steaming hunk of steaming....DNA confusion. >> >> >> Leica M photography however is an uplifting experience in every way! >> >> >> Leica photographers are known to all of a sudden blink off into a >> >gleaming all >> >> >> knowing state of bliss!* >> >> >> But i don't wish to put too fine of a point on it! >> >> >> Mark :-) Rabiner >> >> >> *not the same as f8 and be there. >> >> >Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!! So now using your Leica can lead to an O----m. >Holy >> >Crow. >> >> > This is a family e-mail group. Puleeeeze. I am still sound of mind >from >> >> >using a G2 and pure of heart from using an M Leica. >> >> >John >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com >> >> Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com >> > >> > >> >> >> Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com >> Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com > > Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com