Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A fellow Lugger and heavy duty garage sale fanatic here in our small northern town noticed and interesting trend this summer - significant numbers of good quality point and shoots turning up regularly - these aren't your 1970's or 80's Canonets etc. Fairly recent models (of which I understand he has a nice collection now...) Your average mum, dad and 2.2 kids is rapidly dumping film and getting a digital p&s. Our only real high street photo lab/stock a few cameras store has also gone to digital output. Indeed, one long time hard core Leica user (SL, R6) here was so wowed with the nice new Nikon mid range digi his wife took on a recent trip to New Zealand, it sounds like his Leica's spending much more of their time in the cupboard (that even after renting a Leitz 300mm 2.8 to take with him for the trip....) tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html