Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/09

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Digital Module R sensor vs EOS 1D IIS
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Dec 9 15:22:42 2004

This digital devaluation thing is getting really laughable for the
simple reason that, 1. the value of our Leica film equipment has taken
quite a dive in the last 18 months - I know that good M6TTLs have
dropped from the $1400 range to as low as about $1000 or $1050. And, the
only reason one should need to trade up from a good digital SLR is that
it didn't suit you in the first place. If the vast majority of your
prints are 8x10, then a 5 mgp SLR is more than sufficient to get
outstanding results. But as there are now cameras with up to, what 14
mgp, why would you worry about a so called digital dance with death.
Decide what suits you, buy the damn thing, and stop reading the ads
until your camera falls apart.

For god's sake - that's what we all did with our Leica Ms! :-) If we all
suffered from CPES - Camera Penis Envy Syndrome - then everyone on this
list would have long ago left their Ms and Rs behind to get the latest,
fanciest, most expensive SLRs with the fastest autofocus, frame per
second rate, and IS lenses. But we didn't. So what makes you think you
have to suffer from that condition re digital shooting?

Digital photography and cameras have no evolved to the point where you
can pick a camera and stick with it.

B. D.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Rick Dykstra
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:12 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Digital Module R sensor vs EOS 1D IIS


On 10/12/2004, at 2:50 AM, Emanuel Lowi wrote:

> I shoot slide film in my Leicas. I love my local
> custom lab. I'd rather fight than switch.
>
Good for you Emanuel.   There should be a song or a movie about the 
last of the film shooters.

I may well be one of the last slide shooters too.  I worry about 
getting started on the Digital Dance with Death.  D3.  Not to be 
confused with Dollars of Digital Devaluation.  That other D3.

Rick.


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Replies: Reply from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] wet trays.. digital printer. :-) A real world look!)
In reply to: Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] Re: Digital Module R sensor vs EOS 1D IIS)