Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course, Pericles, there is the fact that the new Nikon D1000 - cost, about $2,000 - assuming it comes out next month as scheduled - is a 6 Megapixel camera, so one can immediately take$5000 off your price....or, for that matter, get a Canon D60 - available now - and take $5000 off that price of yours. Plus, you don't need a Powerbook G4, any decend computer will do, and most of us already have them.....;-) B. D. - ----- Original Message ----- From: pericles <info@pericleslavat.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 12:52 AM Subject: [Leica] Re: Digital Photo > Hi LUG's: > I work doing product shots and fashion, and now I use a digital camera for > all this. The cost: > > Camera Kodak 6 megapixels $7,000.00 > Power Book G4 $1,500.00 > CD Burner $200.00 > Photoshop 6 $150.00 the upgrade > I do not count my lenses because for commercial work I have been using the > Nikon System, so I already have them. > CD's are very cheap, so I do not count them. > > Total $8,850.00 And if I take into account that in a few months my gear will > be old, but usable, you know digital is expensive. > But, you save in film (Slide and polaroids), developing and you can see the > result right there and must important, you can deliver your work in a very > short period of time, sometimes a few minutes after the session is a wrap. > > For my personal use I still go for the M6 and tri x > > > -- > Saludos > > Pericles > > http://www.pericleslavat.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html