Re: [Leica] S-3.... rambilings

[Jeff S <4season_WONDERFUL_SPAM@boulder.net>]

This reminds me of a talk I had with a friend recently; I was telling
him that if I had $1,000,000, well then I couldn't very well go out
there and spend any of it could I, because then I'd only be a $999K-aire
and I wouldn't want to be associated with *those* people, would I? So
I'd have to save up ANOTHER MILLION and THEN I could go on a spending
spree: He figured I needed to get out more often.

I've been assured that if I were to take $15,000 and move to Ghana, I
could live like a prince and beautiful women would clamor for my
attention: Sometimes, while working late at the office on a recalcitrant
server, I have thought this might not be a bad idea at all.

If I were filthy rich, I'd buy any camera that struck my fancy and
eventually I'd have to hire someone to put all of those barely-used
Rolleiflexes, Hasselblads and Linhofs on eBay because they were
cluttering up the house too much and to friends I'd complain about how I
missed the old days when I had just a battered M4-2, a 50mm lens and
boundless enthusiasm for making art. ;-)

I want a Nikon SP. but $2K+ for one? Dunno about paying top dollar for
the pleasure of using old lenses.

Jeff Segawa
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"Birkey, Duane" wrote:
> 
> If I had 5 grand laying around that I didn't know what to do with I'd buy a
> Nikon S-3.... after all used ones are pushing $3000.....
> 
> On the other hand.... If I had five grand laying around... I'd buy a
> Noctilux and a 35mm Summilux and a couple of M bodies.... so maybe I should
> say... If I had 10,000 I'd buy a Noctilux and a 35mm Summilux and a couple
> of M bodies and then a Nikon S-3.....
> 
> On the other hand if I actually had $10,000.... I'd probably buy a Noctilux
> and a 35mm Summilux and a couple of M bodies and a R6 2 and a 70-180 f/2.8
> so I should probably say that if I had $15,000,  I'd probably buy a Noctilux
> and a 35mm Summilux and a couple of M bodies and a R6 2 and a 70-180 f/2.8
> and then a Nikon S-3.
> 
> But if I really had $15,000:  I'd probably buy a Noctilux and a 35mm
> Summilux and a couple of M bodies and a R6 2 and a 70-180 f/2.8 and another
> R-62 and the 35-70 zoom....   So I should really say if I had $20,000,  I'd
> probably buy a Noctilux and a 35mm Summilux and a couple of M bodies and a
> R6 2 and a 70-180 f/2.8 and another R-62 and the 35-70 zoom....  and then
> the Nikon S-3.....
> 
> But to be honest, If I had $20,000, I'd probably buy a Noctilux and a 35mm
> Summilux and a couple of M bodies and a R6 2 and a 70-180 f/2.8 and another
> R-62 and the 35-70 zoom.... and I've always wanted a nice clean A, M2, IIIF
> and a IIIG for my collection,  I'd probably buy those before a S-3
> 
> So.... In other words.... I'm would have to have a lot of extra cash laying
> around before I'd buy a Nikon S-3.... And I'd rather buy a M6J or Millenium
> version anyhow.....
> 
> In the meantime.... I will continue to say my pennies for a Noctilux.....
> 
> Duane Birkey
> HCJB World Radio
> Quito Ecuador
> Duane's Photographs of Ecuador
> http://duane_birkey.tripod.com