Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would have said that about a film camera only a few years ago ;-) Somehow time dampens the outrage and we seem to cough up. We should have a file of LUG promises ;-) Cheers On 01/10/2005, at 4:22 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I would love a digital rangefinder. It is definitely the best kind of > camera for my type of photography. But I have trouble shelling out $5K > for a digital body. It is not the same as shelling out for a Leica > film body, those were designed to last a lifetime. But a digital body? > Unless there is a believable upgrade path, no way. > > I just bought a second-hand 1D Mark 2 for 1500 GBP ($2650) from a shop > in Wales--it is currently waiting for me at a friend's apartment in > London, where I will pick it up next week. That is the kind of price I > am prepared to pay for a digital body, no more. > > Nathan > > Tina Manley wrote: > >> At 04:39 PM 9/30/2005, you wrote: >>> $5000 bucks buys an awful lot of Tri-x... >>> ;-) >>> >>> feli >> and processing? I'd run through that in less time than it takes to >> pay for the camera and reusable memory. >> Tina >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair