[Leica] Maybe topic change ... going digital....Re: M7/MP only 5% of US Leica Sales...

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

Ha ha Tina, I chuckled when I read "can't afford film and developing".  
I am guessing your daughter didn't buy the 5D. 

Digital M is the epitome of "pay up front, $2500 or much much more", 
rather than the roughly $20 for developing / printing a roll of film, 
gradually.  So $2500 is 120 rolls of film - that's more than 2 rolls a 
week constantly for a year.  If you are a recreational user, consider 
how long it would take to shoot that. 

Now I know, the economics change considerably with lower cost cameras.

For me, I really wanted an M8 and couldn't stand the anguish of the 
rationalization any more.  And like Frank said, once the M8 came down to 
$2500, it fell into my "willing to afford" range.  I suppose an M9 is 
within what I'm willing to afford, but the M8 is just fine, thanks.

And I've been selling significant parts of my film classical cameras 
collection.  It has been less painful (emotionally) than I thought.  I 
still don't want to sell lenses, because many of them can be used on my 
M or Pana 4/3rd's camera.  I think adapters are just wonderful, and the 
lenses provide the soul of the image.  But no more need to have "one of 
each" of a camera line.

And, I'm guilty of taking the digi-M out much more than a film M.  Every 
time I click a film M, I think "that's another 75 cents, versus no 
thought of that clicking the digi-M, but in fact, I paid already up-front.

...not sure I made any sense...but, I'm a bit saddened that I might 
never buy another new Leica item again, especially lenses.  Too expensive.

...Vick




Tina Manley wrote:
> It's the same with my son and daughter who both have my old M6's.  Laura
> also has my Canon 5D and, although she prefers the Leica, she can't afford
> film and developing, so she uses the 5D.  Tim also has my old Leica DLux.
>  He is too impatient to wait for film to be developed and only uses the
> DLux.
>
> Tina