Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes indeed, I had to cut my losses while I could. Leica will never get another dome of mine for new gear. I'll buy used from private sellers but considering the image quality I've seen from the RF Nikkors there isn't any rationalization I can make for lenses that cost 10x more. Phil Forrest On Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:24:26 -0500 (CDT) Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > Welcome back, and congratulations! Your foray into digital was more > worrisome and expensive than most, mine included, but it feels good > when you're done with it! > > Robert > > On Jul 13, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Phil Forrest wrote: > > > A few folks here are also members on RFF and may have followed a > > few of my threads there but I finally shuffled off the digital > > monkey a few days ago. > > I traded my M9 (which I had been trying to sell for a while) for a > > Nikon SP with titanium shutter and a good amount of cash. It was a > > good deal, I think. I got a *reliable* camera that is compatible > > with most of my lenses (I sold my Leica lenses and replaced them > > with RF Nikkors) and the new M9 owner got a camera he wanted. I > > still have my film M4, a beat up DR Summicron and my Super Angulon > > but I'm considering the sale of the latter to replace it with the > > 2.1cm Nikkor for the F mount with adapter. An excellent lens itself > > but much lower cost. I'm happy because I am no longer tethered to a > > wall socket to recharge batteries. Film doesn't have a slow buffer > > time. I can forget about my latent images on the roll for a while > > and not worry about filling up my limited storage media. It's just > > a good move. I'm not getting any photo business and I can't > > rationalize sitting on almost $5000 worth of camera that isn't > > making me money. It was kind of fun while it lasted even though the > > headaches of M9 unreliability (and the M8 before it) drove me nuts. > > I should have sold it a year ago. > > It's good to be back to film. It feels rebellious, actually. > > > > Phil Forrest > > > > -- > > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > > http://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 -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest