Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not having paid for film over the years does indeed lower the overall long term cost of the M8, and can be construed to be paying for the M8 with lower operating costs. Gene -------------- Original message from Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@uwm.edu>: -------------- > "Alastair Firkin" 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