[Leica] Konica Hexar RF

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Thanks for the insight, David.

I think I'll just sit on the M8 decision for now. The magenta cast is  
actually a lame excuse and won't enter into it.

Len

On Nov 17, 2006, at 11:39 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> Len,
>
> You just think you're losing interest. These things ebb and flow. The
> yearning can strike at any moment. Magenta remorse subsides and is
> replaced by digital rangefinder bliss. It's not a rational thought
> process. Every piece of equipment I have I acquired for what I thought
> was a good reason at the time. I only had 29 good reasons to own a
> Nikkor, so you're one up on me. :-)
>
> Certain things are just fun to own and use, even if I don't really  
> need
> them. When you really think about it, what good is a diamond  
> compared to
> a camera? You can't take pictures with a diamond. Yet diamonds sell  
> for
> more than cameras. Saying a diamond is an investment is folly. People
> are already making diamonds that rival natural diamonds. The only way
> you can differentiate is because the manmade diamonds are too perfect.
>
> I have no intention of getting an M8, but somehow I know that  
> within 18
> months I'll be a happy owner of one. I can even walk out in public  
> with
> a UV filter and I won't get humiliated. People will just assume it's a
> hot filter.
>
> I'm joking about everything except for the fact that I know that  
> someday
> I'll own an M8. I just like rangefinders too much. I'm not asking for
> perfection, but I just hope I get one with a VVS1G or better sensor.
>
> DaveR
>
> Len wrote:
>
> I don't know if I'll pick it up. I handled it with a 90mm lens on it.
> It feels very solid and heavier then the M bodies. I was going to
> save for the M8 but now I'm starting to lose interest. I'm very happy
> with my D2X and D200 and about 30 Nikkors I've accumulated over the
> years. I actually have too many cameras.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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