Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gee, I wonder how many people are getting ready to sink $5K into a Leica DM thinking that it won't be serviceable 3-5 years after they buy it... On 6/13/06 9:51 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > Used JOBO processors are cheap, always have been. I am thinking of buying > a > almost new CPE2 as a backup.... just in case ( or is > that .... for when I need it?) > > BD is right that for us dedicated film users, and especially JOBO users, > getting a long range solution ( as long as we will be alive > doing this hobby) means taking the right precautions against supply side > availability. That includes film ( in my case, about 600 > sheets of 4x5 in the freezer), chemistry ( I can always buy the raw > ingredients and mix my own), equipment ( the JOBO), and paper. > Paper is the key.... it can not be kept long term like film can, and it > takes > up too much space to stockpile. Thank goodness there > are foreign sources that will keep me through my lifetime. > > It is a bit of a crapshoot, but going digital has the attendant cost of > equipment that I know will not be serviceable in 3-5 years > after I buy it. > > It is a tradeoff..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information