Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/03

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Subject: [Leica] Digital camera purchase conundrum
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:21:18 -0500

Impress your friends with the great images you make on outdated 
equipment.  They will bow and call you Magician.

At 11:41 AM 3/3/2009, you wrote:
>So I need to "invest" in a digital camera soon. I'm shooting for the 
>Temple University News now and next semester I'll be required to have one 
>for my documentary photography class. Question is, do I go with the 
>outdated 6MP Epson R-D1 and use the great lenses I already have or do I 
>buy into a new system and invest in new lenses? Mind you, finds are rather 
>tight so I'm trying to stretch my dollars as much as possible. I'm 
>thinking the Epson is already outdated, but then again, aren't all 
>digitals by the time they hit our camera bags? I can save $$$ with an 
>Epson and not buy any new lenses. If I go for a Nikon or Canon, I'm also 
>in for lenses, none of which I own anymore for either system.
>Any opinions? M8 is out of the question. Try not to mention it.
>Thanks,
>Phil Forrest
>
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Chris Saganich MS, CPH
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Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York Presbyterian Hospital
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