[Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I think there was a leap in price in the past 5 years. I'd love to see a
graph. I bet it spikes upward after the reign of Dr. Andreas Kaufmann as
instituted. Not that I'm not all for the guy. But I'm glad I did my Leica
buying just post ASPH a dozen years go at the turn of the millennium when we
were all bight eyed and bushy tailed.

http://www.fdtimes.com/2011/10/19/interview-with-dr-andreas-kaufmann/
Or
http://tinyurl.com/6mn35wv

Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:49:10 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use
> 
> If, starting from scratch, you cannot afford a full frame digital Leica 
> body
> then I doubt you will be able to afford many Leica lenses from the past
> quarter century.....
> 
> john
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 
>> If Leica glass is the clincher,  it also shows that the first other brand 
>> to
>> turn up
>> with a full-frame digital camera (maybe even exclusively) for M-mount 
>> Leica
>> lenses (like the Voigtl?nder Bessa and Zeiss Ikon cameras for film) is 
>> going
>> to
>> make a killing if they have prices much lower than what Leica demands and
>> acceptable build quality.
>> 
>> Even at "M-system entry level", Leica prices most potential users out of 
>> the
>> market from the word go.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>> 
>> On 30.11.2012 20:47, Frank Filippone wrote:
>>> Forget all the stories about reliability, as we still use the Digi-M
>>> because it uses Leica Glass.  And, as amateurs, we can tolerate the
>>> reliability problems....
>>> 
>>> It only shows that you need a backup camera.  If you use N or C
>>> cameras, a backup, even a lower model or older model,  can be bought
>>> in most countries, and even if you do pay more than you want or buy a
>>> film camera, it will be cheap, relative to what it would cost in an
>>> emergency to buy a new M9 in some Podunk location, if possible at all.
>>> And therein the problem for us Leica fans.. we MUST bring a backup
>>> camera with us....  Mine is an M6TTL.  I carry 4-6 rolls of film and
>>> figure I can always buy some form of C41 film or even B+W no matter
>> where in the world I am.
>>> 
>>> The backup stays in my luggage for the trip.  Not in the camera bag.
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>> 
> 
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