Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] And so it begins...
From: rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (rob mcclure)
Date: Fri Jan 2 19:34:26 2009
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36052E9333@case-email.casefoods.com>

On Jan 2, 2009, at 10:03 AM, David Rodgers wrote:

> SNIP
> I'm not sure which is good, and which is bad. For instance, new
> technology is good, but bad if I just bought into older technology.
> Lower prices are good, but bad if they entice me to buy something I
> didn't really need. Today I'm more focused on need than want. Everyone
> wonders how I survive without having a Blackberry, yet somehow I  
> manage.
>
>
> I know this sounds crazy, but as a consumer I would like to see the  
> pace
> of innovation slow down a bit. If the M8 remains the only option for a
> digital rangefinder for the next 5 years it makes the purchase price
> that much easier to justify. At least it is for an amateur like me who
> doesn't make a living with camera equipment.

> DaveR


>
>

Dave,

I agree with you.  I'm not one to want the best and latest technology.  
I'm willing to accept "good enough".
Am on my 3rd used Canon DSLR body, always buying a generation or two  
behind (D60 when 10D came out, etc.) I'd still be using the D60 except  
I have
enjoyed handing down these bodies to my kids.  Same with the Leica M's  
- when I bought M6 classic the M7 was out.

Rob

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