Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Better turn that computer off then or do you have one of the steam powered ones ;-) This thread is now officially off track! Cheers Geoff -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] Not Buying M8 Digital uses electricity at every step of the way: it therefore requires the generation of electricity, and that process is neither clean nor cheap and defintiely contaminates the environment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:18 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Not Buying M8 > Don, your arguments are very logical. The only point to comment as on a > science fiction film, If I was the big boss of a big Company or if I can > influence the international markets I would promote the marketing idea > about > digital is clean, cheap, and not contaminant > > Saludos cordiales > Luis > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre > de > Don Dory > Enviado el: lunes, 10 de marzo de 2008 16:51 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: Re: [Leica] Not Buying M8 > > Frank,Individual choice is what drove my family here almost 400 years ago. > No problem. But you would not need a new computer or lenses but may need > a > new printer. Or not, many retailers now have an Epson 4800-7800 on > premises > so prints can be done elsewhere. > > Film is just going to get more expensive and processing more cult like > unless you do your own. Chemicals will be harder to find as the safety > Nazi's continue to insist that Dektol is dangerous and requires special > handling. On the bonus side there are some great film cameras out there > for > next to nothing; I picked up a very clean Canon 7 with 35 F2, 50 1.4, 100 > F2 > and 135 3.5 all late black lenses for $300. At those prices I will still > use some film. > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> you bring up a good point...... if it is a devalued US $..... >> >> The M8 would cost $3500 if it were $1 = 1 EURO. ( currently around >> $1.5 = >> 1 >> EURO ) >> >> Then a lot of this discussion of film to digital nonsense would go away. >> >> All of us Americans should buy nothing, and all you Rest Or Worlders >> should buy only USA Made goods. >> Then the dollar would rise and the Americans could afford a $3500 >> Digital M. >> >> Anyway, I find the rest of the argument unconvincing. I use film >> because #1, I am not a pro. I do not have to use digital. Pros have >> to use digital. >> #2 I have plenty of film cameras that I won, they work, and they do >> what I want them to do. I do not have to buy something else. >> #3 While my personal finances may allow me to go buy a $5K camera Plus >> SW and Printer and scanner for my existing negatives/transparencies >> for maybe another $2-5K, I choose to spend my $$$ other places, or not at > all. >> #4 I can still get suitable film for what I like to do, and get it >> processed, locally ( I live in Los Angeles area so processing is no >> problem). While some brands have gone away, I have found suitable >> replacements. >> #5 My cameras are reliable. They are mechanical, made for 50 year >> life( or more.... M6TTL is a pretty tough camera) and can be repaired >> anywhere in the world in a few days by a lot of people. >> #6 I have the patience to not need to Chimp or otherwise have my film >> processed in 2 seconds ( I was never a fan of Polaroid either). I can >> wait. >> #7 I just plain prefer to use film. It suits me, my lifestyle, and my >> hobby. >> >> Anything wrong with that? For Me? >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i@earthlink.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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