Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the past year my M8 has got me two photo shows (I guess that darn M7 just wasn't good enough...) Seriously. I like like like* my M8, quirks and all. Paired with Lightroom, the last year had been a HUGE positive shift in I how shoot, edit and get my work OUT there. bring out an M9. 17 MP please (just to be quirky). FF would be icing on the cake. I'll buy. Eric *Didn't say love -- 'cause thats just weird; loving a camera. On 7/18/08, David Rodgers <drodgers@casefarms.com> wrote: > > The whole issue of camera value, worth, etc. has been going on for > years. It's like apples to oranges. Some people photograph for a living. > For others it's a hobby. Some people like studio work. Others like > documentary, reportage, etc. Some people like digital processing. Some > don't. And so on. > > It never bothered me when someone called me a fool for paying so much > for a Leica M. OTOH, I wouldn't pay $3,200 for an M8. I had an > opportunity to get one for less but I turned it down. However, if I > wanted one I'd pay $5,000 and not blink an eye. > > The reason I don't want one is simple. It's the F word. Film! Film is a > lot of work, but it has its rewards. It's like working out. It's > difficult to get motivated to do it, but when I force yourself to do it > I realize that it's rewarding on several fronts. The analog process is > exciting and challenging. Heck, just reading about it is fun. > > I rode a bike to work for a year because my wife and I shared a car. I > gave my car to my son when he turned 17. Finally, after two bad wrecks > in one week while commuting 12 miles at night in the rain, I bought a > new car for rainy days. But my cycling days pretty much ended. A digital > camera is like a car. I'll use it if I have it, because it's easy. > Fortunately DSLR and P&S photography sucks enough that I only use those > cameras when I need to. Buying an M8 for me would be like buying a > <insert the name of your dream car>. I don't want to go down that road > yet. > > DaveR > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >