Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These arguments I always find a little misleading. They leave out the fact you should buy external drives for back up, and those in redundancy. You need a good fast computer or editing your photos will be painful. You need software to edit those photos. There is far more cost to digital than just the camera and all of that HAS to be considered also, IMHO. Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: > > >> Of course if you get 500000 shots from your M8 it will have paid for >> itself even if you are not a pro. Its got a guarantee so shoot for a year >> >and you will have saved quite a bit anyway. >> > ====================================================================================================== > I don't follow. If (an amateur) doesn't make money using an M8, how can > it be said to have paid for itself? The money hasn't come back; maybe > less will be spent in support than with film, but that doesn't seem to be > the same thing as recovering the initial expense. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog