Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I'd bet that by then there will be services that can get all sorts of data off all sorts of "obsolete" storage media. ;-) Great old photos, though - what fun to have them. On 5/28/05 5:52 PM, "Max Weisenfeld" <max_weisenfeld@verizon.net> wrote: > Yes, but I bet if you find your Dad's old hard drive in a closet in 2056, > you won't be able to do this with the files: > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/max3/image-84250.html > > > Max > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <kelvinlee@pacific.net.sg> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 1:36 AM > Subject: [Leica] Re:Second thoughts about digitals > > >> >> Digital cameras are best really, for people who actually use their >> cameras. >> Not great for people who otherwise shoot 2 rolls a year, who should then >> stick to film. >> >> What is the real cost of running a film camera? >> Assume you shoot 10 rolls of film a week. That's 52 rolls a year. Assume >> film+process is about US$5/roll (conservatively). That's US$2600 a year. >> >> Will your DSLR depreciate $2600 a year? For most people who use a EOS 10D >> or 20D , probably not. ... so the savings in film+process often makes up >> for >> the depreciation. >> >> Furthermore, I find I shoot more with digitals than I did w/ film. >> >> You can't do a 1:1 comparison b/n film and digital ... because the running >> cost of film camera is actually higher in comparison, for people who >> actually >> use their cameras regularly. >> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 20:20:33 -0400 >> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Second thoughts about digitals >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Message-ID: <BEBD3191.A48%bdcolen@comcast.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> 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. ;-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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