Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What you say is obviously true Harrison but I, for one, and I suspect many other people, already had a computer. Most computers are much more powerful than is needed as a typewriter emulator, which is all most are. My only considerable expense going digital was a photo quality printer and the sad obsolesence of my darkroom, now dismantled but not sold following years of neglect. All digital cameras come with the necessary software, though there is lots of attractive extra software shouting "buy me"! Frank --- On Sat, 13/12/08, Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> wrote: > From: Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] RD-1 now Backup > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Saturday, 13 December, 2008, 3:13 PM > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information