Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/01

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Subject: [Leica] Interesting, hopeful news
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sat Oct 1 18:55:24 2005
References: <f091c6f20509300623t710475e0q46f03441e764aa13@mail.gmail.com> <433D7E07.4060709@planet.nl> <9b678e0509301130h73cb1ca9yb1ffde56c125499c@mail.gmail.com> <4cfa589b0509301154r16b4f591sbac1198a7c04e4cf@mail.gmail.com> <87B61471-3AD5-48D6-AC0F-9A962F63A2C8@earthlink.net> <6.2.3.4.2.20050930173322.02c56008@mail.rhtc.net> <433E2B3A.1030106@planet.nl>

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
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>
> -- 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Almere, The Netherlands
>
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>
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Alastair


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