[Leica] M8 and the WAR

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I only collect what I can use.  ;-)

Gene

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From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
>
> Hi Jayanand, I thought we might hear from you when I mentioned Nikon vs.
> Leica ;-) The key word in my comments was RETENTION of value, being new
> price vs. current price. Once you've paid for those M lenses they can work
> for you and remain valuable for a very long time. Yes, you can buy a lot of
> used Nikon manual gear cheaply now for a rugged film outfit.
> Actually it is an interesting thread with a number of different issues 
> being
> talked about, especially the performance of all digital cameras mentioned
> compared to the more rugged designs of pro film cameras.
> This week a story was related to me regarding a war photographer who is
> living here now. I got to see a proof run of prints of photographs by him
> during the Vietnam conflict. Evidently he survived an exploding grenade 
> when
> shrapnel struck his Leica camera while he was holding it to his face.
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the WAR
> 
> Geoff,
> Also guess which is the better value now - the F3 is built like a rock, and
> is a very flexible system, thanks to various accessories that are available
> (viewfinders, focus screens,etc,etc)...some of those AIS lenses are no
> slouches either. Depends on whether you are a collector or user.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>
> wrote:
> ......On mechanical solid film kit second hand prices, all six of my
> remaining manual focus well built Nikon primes are currently for sale, for 
> a
> total of about one half... the value of a single modern used Leica M lens,
> .... Guess which kit has better value retention ;-)
> > Cheers Geoff
> > -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> 
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