[Leica] The Leica M8.2 Experience

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)]

The cost relative to film really isn't the point anymore.  It's the  
cost and performance compared to other digital options, such as the  
D700.

This (the value of an M8) is an old argument, of course, and I've been  
trying to come up with a fuller explanation of why I still resist  
buying an M8 even with the improvements in the M8.2.  Maybe the answer  
rests in the idea of capital-Q Quality in the Robert Persig, "Zen and  
the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" sense.

Just the right functionality to do the job at hand simply, elegantly,  
and at minimal cost, sums the concept up for me.  The M3 had it in  
spades.  The D700 almost has it and would if it were less complex  
functionally, the GRD2 has it too.

These days a $30 Timex watch can have it, a Rolex does not.

Regards,

Dick

On Jul 14, 2009, at 4:42 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote:

> That depends on how much you shoot. If you use a lot of film it will  
> pay for
> itself very quickly.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 14/7/09 02:37, "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Cool read.  But it's still too expensive.
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