Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/31/04 11:52:30 AM, owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us writes: << I would be pretty fed up if any of my camera equipment failed within 5 years - electronic or mechanical, digital or film. DSLR values will not drop disastrously until a good inexpensive alternative is available, which it isn't yet. Digicams become valueless within days, but so do film P&S cameras. It is IMHO a mistake to compare proper film cameras with P&S digital, it is an apples and oranges comparison. Quality for quality digital is still many times more expensive than film - it is up to individuals to decide if it is worth it for themselves. >> I have closets full of old premium photographic and audio equipment that are now almost worthless beccause something technologically better came along. These include top of the line Bolex 8 and 16 mm movie cameras, Bell and Howell sound projectors, turntables, Fisher and McIntosh audio amplifiers, and several analog camcorders. It's a fact of life that the old order vanishes. The only thing which will ultimately preserve the value of Leica equipment for anyone but collectors is the development of electronic bodies which can use the old optics. I'm tired of hearing that it can't be done. It HAS to be done or the old equipment is history. Larry Z - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html