Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 9:39 PM -0500 5/17/07, Sonny Carter wrote:
>n May 17, 2007, at 7:09 PM, Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>>
>>> I've an M3 sitting next to me that's at least 55 years old. I
>>> still use it....Call me in 50 + years and tell me about your M8.
>>> On second thought, call me in 2 years. :-)
>>
>
>Yep. I've got an MDa, an R8, a IIIf, well, should I list all of the
>fifty cameras in my collection? I even have a 4 x 5 Bicycle Camera.
>
>The best ones for my needs are my Leica M8, and for Macro, my Pentax K10D.
>Just my opinion. I can't wait days for processing anymore. Sorry.
>
>In fifty years, I will be gone. My still cameras will hopefully be trinkets
>that some of my kids will keep. They probably will sell them all off.
>
>You are fooling yourself if you think otherwise. Film is mostly gone.
>Here, it is almost all gone.
>
>BTW, some cars now have automatic transmission. That means you don't have
>to push in the clutch at every gear change, Walt.
Now THAT's a terrible development. Fortunately, my car didn't have that
option.
>Your mileage may vary.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Sonny
>http://www.sonc.com
>Natchitoches, Louisiana
>USA
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