Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking like a damned privileged class. This sickens me. On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com> wrote: > There are all kinds of jobs that have been eliminated in the past. So while > it sucks that most photographers are no longer worth as much as they used > to be, we should just move on and accept this change. There are all kinds > of jobs out there that are unfilled because there are no matching > candidates. So I don't understand why people don't just learn some new > skills and grab those jobs. > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Whatever may be the reason and justification, I agree 100% with Kay Yang > > from an economic and investment point of view. There are much less > > expensive cameras that a full fledged working photographer can use to get > > results that are equally acceptable in the marketplace. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Chris Crawford < > > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > > > > Phil bought the camera in better times; like most Americans, this > economy > > > has made making a living hard in recent years. I've had to sell gear to > > > pay bills too. He is a working professional photographer, not a rich > man > > > playing with Leicas because they're expensive toys. I think it sucks he > > > has to sell them and it sucks that real photographers really cannot > > afford > > > this stuff anymore. > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Crawford > > > Fine Art Photography > > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > > 260-437-8990 > > > > > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > > > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/9/12 12:27 AM, "Kay Yang" <liangjiyang at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >If you need that extra few thousands to survive, you probably > shouldn't > > be > > > >shooting with a Leica M in the first place. > > > > > > > >On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Phil Forrest > > > ><photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > > > >> I actually might. > > > >> The M8 is a fantastic camera. I still have a bunch of UV/IR > filters. I > > > >> have an M9 and could definitely use the extra few thousand to live > off > > > >> of. > > > >> > > > >> Phil Forrest > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Sun, 8 Apr 2012 11:07:32 -0400 > > > >> Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8? > > > >> > > > > >> > Factors: > > > >> > - M9 is still $5K to $6, and will start going down its devaluation > > > >> > curve > > > >> > - M8 is likely at the bottom of its devaluation curve, with mint > > > >> > units at $2.5K > > > >> > - M8 is still a darned fine camera, and I still have a whack of > > UV/IR > > > >> > filters > > > >> > > > > >> > Has anyone gone from M9 back to an M8? What were your reasons? > > > >> > > > > >> > Vick > > > >> > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > Leica Users Group. > > > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> philforrest.wordpress.com > > > >> gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Leica Users Group. > > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>