Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course $650 was a very low price for a good M3 10 years ago. In fact, it was low for a good M3 three or four years ago. Had you bought a good M3 just 5 years ago, you'd undoubtedly lose money on it if you sold it today. And certainly that's the case for M6s, M7s, and M4s. Although all have held on to far, far more of their value than the high-end digital cameras. ;-) On 5/27/05 4:14 PM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > I bought my first M3 about 10 yrs ago. I bought it for $650, I can still > sell it for $650. > > I just bought a Nikon D1h for $500 to use as a fast BW dSLR. In 2001 the > D1h > sold for $4500. Guess time will tell if anyone 30 yrs from now can still > use > the D1h and consider it "classic". > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Haight" Subject: Re: [Leica] Second thoughts about digitals > > >> I bought a digital camera and it really is convenient >> to use (Nikon D70). I just take the memory card to my >> developer and haven't read any of the instructions and >> could not imagine trying to work through photoshop. >> But, I think a lot of people do like the digital >> process. What I miss are the negatives, especially for >> family stuff, so I can make copies in the future. I >> doubt people will ever give up the instant feedback of >> digital to return to film. Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information