Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Apr 8, 2008, at 3:31 AM, Vick Ko wrote: > My profile is: > - (i) read about it > - (ii) if it catches my imagination, and it has holding value, get > one and try it > - (iii) if it disappoints, sell it > - (iv) after selling it, read about how someone else got phenomenal > results with it, and then search for another unit, often paying > higher prices > > Item (ii) "...holding value..." usually keeps me into Leica gear. > As far as my experience has been, it devaluates the least. > I won't admit how many times I've done item (iv) > > Ebay to me has been an addictive drug, which I'm undergoing rehab > for. ;-) is there an AA equivalent for this? Steve > > > ....Vick > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> I do not agree with Mark's point. I understand that he objects to >> people just flipping gear every 3 months, and there are certainly >> lots of such people around, especially on the Fred Miranda Buy & >> Sell forum (great place to pick up especially Canon and Nikon >> gear). I don't do that. But if I realize that I have a piece of >> equipment that I am not using, then I am quite ruthless--out it >> goes. You could of course say, "don't buy what you don't think you >> will use" and I don't, but it is not always so simple. Sometimes I >> realize after using a lens for a while that this particular focal >> length after all does not fit my photography, or a new and better >> one is launched (my recent switch from the Oly 14-54 to the 12-60 >> is an example). >> >> When I decided to start using a DSLR in 2004, I knew that I would >> probably never shoot 35mm film again. So what would have been the >> point of keeping my Leicas? They were not rare, had been used, so >> no collectors value. If I had not sold them, they would be sitting >> on my shelf now, for more than 3 years, unused--what would be the >> point of that? >> >> So there is a middle somewhere between spending every night on ebay >> and hanging on to every piece of kit. At least for me, my way works. >> >> Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information