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

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Subject: [Leica] Digital camera purchase conundrum
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:12:59 +0100
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Lumix G1 and use your M lenses ...
Phx


H. Ball Arche wrote:

>Short-term low-budget fix: get a G10 or LX3 and really read the manual.
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>--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Philip F <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>From: Philip F <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
>>Subject: [Leica] Digital camera purchase conundrum
>>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:41 AM
>>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 Question is, do I go with the outdated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already outdated, but then again, aren't all digitals by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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