Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And as long as I'm living on borrowed time, we will probably both go belly up simultaneously. ;-) Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 10:26 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya Time for a reality check - ANY film system anyone gets into now is on borrowed time, including - yes, it's true - Leica film. (Actually, there's probably one exception to this, and that's large format, which has really survived as an art tool, and will probably continue to survive for that reason. ) While there will continue to be film cameras and film available for a long time, and parts will probably be available for the likes of Leica for years to come, we are at the end of an era. On 4/22/06 11:12 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > I wish they had gotten into an RF system instead of the heavy, > clunking, flopping mirror cameras. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Arche, Harvey > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:57 AM > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya > > > > Daniel wrote: >> Now, now. Not all is bleak: >> >> http://www.araxfoto.com/ >> >> Daniel > > These are new to me, but I don't pay close attention to the MF world. > Has anybody anything to say about them? At those prices MF would be > hard to not to move into. Its just too bad that the russian design > esthetic for cameras hasn't moved away from coffins and hearses. Arche > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information