Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Get a D3s. If I were buying a body now, that is what I would get. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Kyle Cassidy <kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu> wrote: > > Says Reuters: "Although bonus first-year depreciation has been extended a > number of times, another lease on life for this tax break may not be in > the cards." > > Which means it's time to make some business purchases over here at Studio > Cassidy. Has anybody else been considering this? What I'd like y'alls > advice on -- bang-for-the-buck recommendation is: > > > * Some sort of Leica-like camera system -- I yearn for the days when my > whole kit fit in a small bag. I'd coveted an R-D1 for a while but I think > the micro 4:3's have killed that desire. > > ? My thoughts now are: > > ? ? ?Lumix GF1 w/ the pancake lens: > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicGF1/ ($1000) > > ? ? ?Canon Powershot G11: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canong11/ ($600) > > ? ? ?Leica X1: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/LeicaX1/ (~$1000) > > > I'm also considering choosing from: > > * Upgrading my 85 1.8 and 50 1.8 to the 1.4 versions. ?(about $1300 if I > keep the old ones -- $900 if I sell the old ones) > > * Digital storage upgrade with two 5 Terabyte mirrored drives. > > * Another Leica d700 body > > * Hasselblad Digital back (who am I kidding) > > * Case of Laphroag for "inspiration" (who am I kidding x2) > > Any thoughts? > > kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >