Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, True a lot of us use Canon and Nikon gear- bodies are about the same price when you add the motor to the R8, but the Leica glass (new) is about double and some of the zooms are 3-4 times that of the other brands. There are a few of the Canon wide angles that are very close to the Leica glass but very few. Cheers Wilber Subject: RE: [Leica] full time photogs > But most of the pros I see use either Nikon F5s or Canon equivalent which > are in the same price bracket (or more if coupled with a suitably expensive > lens) as an M6. > > Also, I realise that your stay in Vietnam left a great impression on you but > I don't think most pros spend there time diving into ditches. > > Steve > >> > What are you trying to prove? I must have missed the > > initial post... > ============================================================ > 1. That very few on the LUG are professional > photographers. > > 2. That most working photographers must use less expensive > equipment because they are not paid well enough to amortize > anything as expensive as Leica. This is meant for those > whose employer does not furnish their gear. > > While in Viet Nam I carried cameras that I could afford > to lose to dirt, humidity, damage or theft. My military > pay was only $225.00 a month at its highest level. (1969) > That was about the price of an M4 body or a Nikon FTn with > 50mm f/1.4. > > Larry Burrows told me his Leicas were sent to Hong Kong > for a complete stripdown and cleaning on a MONTHLY basis. > He was carrying five Leicas and two Nikons on the day I met > him. I am also sure that because of his fame and > "connections" he received his equipment for much lower > prices than you or I would have been offered. > > One friend was carrying a FTn and 50~300 zoom when they > drove into an ambush. He dove into a ditch full of water, > mud, algae and probably shit RATHER THAN GET SHOT. I will > leave the shape of the camera and lens to your imagination. > > > __________________________________________________ > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html