Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > >time will tell, but remember Leica started out as being an off brand camera, >with an off brand film format. I know several long time M shooters with >complete M6 outfits, with modern ASPH lenses. They are afraid to take them on >location and have 15 grand stolen in a single camera bag. Both are >buying Bessa >R outfits to use on location. > >The best camera is always the one in your hands taking pictures. It is never >the one at home in the camera bag. > >Stephen Gandy WOW I wish the kind of cash laying around to buy a camera system that I was not going to use!! ;) Seriously, I can not imagine having a camera and not using it for fear of getting stolen. How hard is a Leica system to keep up with? Put it in a bag and keep it on your shoulder, if you set the bag down stand on the strap. Geesh the Leica are TONS lighter than any SLR system I have used. And if, while on location, someone picked up my lightware case filled with my Canon gear I'd be looking at $15,000 to replace that stuff and it gets used a lot more than my M stuff. - -- Harrison McClary http://www.mcclary.net