Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great for us. I would like to find a Leitz V35 enlarger to go next to my Beseler 45M. Long live film ! ! ! Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:09 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Speaking of medium format,I've picked up a 1954 Rolleicord... > Insane?? The pros that shoot weddings and portraits have switched to > digital to be competitive, dumping a lot of really good equipment on the > market. Then the Joe-Amateur has switched to digital, dumping his stuff > as > well. It is a field day for us that like to shoot film..... > > Now if you want a big shock, price darkroom stuff. Like 1/5 of what it > was > a few years ago.... and the hard to find really good stuff comes up for > sale every year or so... > > And youse guys with the digital cameras, trading them in every time a new > more megapixel camera comes out are selling your old cameras for pennies > on > the dollar after 2 years of lilttle use..... > > It is nice to be in film..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > You can find beautiful Hassie 50mm Distagons and 150mm Sonnars in local > camera stores in the NYC area for $700-$900 in excellent to mint > condition. > This is insanity! > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >