Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not a collector by any means. I just sold off a bunch of my Leica gear that I wasn't using to pay for my new DSLR (including my prized collectable 1st version 35 aspherical, much to Emanuel's chagrin). If I had $8000 to spend on a camera, and the choice between the Canon 1Ds II and the SP, I wouldn't give the SP a second thought. And I'd use the Canon as much as I could. But maybe there'd be a third option, since I'm not a fan of largish cameras like the 1ds II. Maybe I'd buy a cheaper body and some lenses. Maybe a nice Leica MP and take a trip with the rest of the cash! But whatever I'd buy, I'd use. But....I just don't see the point of a camera like the SP, other than placing in a nice display case by a collector. If Nikon reintroduced the Nikon F (once a top of the line pro camera which I believe has many things in common with the SP), would you even consider it? -dan c. At 01:54 PM 14-01-05 -0800, feli wrote: > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dan C <bladman99@yahoo.ca> > >>There's no better place for a $6700 USD camera like the Nikon SP than in an >>airtight case. Why else buy it? > >To shoot with it? > >>To actually use? I'm not being sarcastic. Was the recent Leica O series camera designed to actually be >>used? > >There is a pretty big difference between the ergonomics and useability >of a Null-series replica and an SP. One is a pain in the ass to use, except for >the occasional nostalgic chuckle, and the other is what used to be a top of the >line pro-camera. > > >> If I had the money and desire to buy the thing I wouldn't let people >>touch it without first donning gloves. But I don't and I don't and I >>won't. > >So, if you had $8000 for a new Canon 1Ds II body, would you keep that in a case, too? > >We have people on this list roaming the streets with at much as $7000 bucks >hanging around their necks. Heck it would be more profitable to knock Ted off, when he's >on an assignment, than a Brinks money truck. > > >8-) > >Feli > > >-dan c. > >>> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ >Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >