Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My professional friends in Motor Racing say a new digital camera pays for itself against film costs in less than 3 months. Some still use film, most have changed. Frank On 14 Jul, 2004, at 09:02, Philippe Orlent wrote: >> From the review: > > suppose 10 rolls of 220 film a day costing about 15$ each everything > included = 150$ > suppose 15 days of work per month = 15 x 150 = 2,250$ > so 16,990/2,250= 7,5 months > so 29990/2250= 13,5 months > > So these backs pay themselves back in a relatively short period of > time, if > you're a professional photographer. > > No more lab, no more time losses, immediate results on the spot, and a > quality equal to or higher than analog. > > I'm afraid the end of the analog era is nearing. > --- > >> From: George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:30:24 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost >> >> Feli di Giorgio7/13/04 >> >>> "The P20 carries a list price of USD $16,990. The P25 costs $29,990." >> >> And let us remember that these are "camera backs" no body, no >> shutter, no >> lens, no meter. Just the digital equivalent of film. >> >> Fond regards, >> >> G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist? >> >> <?>Peace<?> <?>Harmony<?> <?>Stewardship<?> >> >> Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways >> since 1975 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> web <www.imagist.com> >> eMail george@imagist.com >> voice 262 241 9375 >> fax 262 241 9398 >> Lotter Moser & Associates >> 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >