Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why would I throw away $10? My point had less than nothing to do with build quality. :-) Shoot on! ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:32:45 +0200 "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: "Reality check. " "Betcha 10 dollars my M2 outlasts your Olympus :-) " "Daniel " "On 4/22/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: "> 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 "> " " "_______________________________________________ "Leica Users Group. "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information