Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luckily we still have brick and mortar shops here - a couple that even allow me to take a lens out for a spin before buying. After the 24-120 fiasco, I make sure that I check them out nowadays before shelling out hard cash. I must say that the Mono is tempting - now, only if had autofocus.... (-: Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 5:41 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > I went out today shopping. Initially we went to icebreaker seconds shop. I > love the icebreaker woolen gear. Its from NZ, but now all made in China. > Its still wonderful, and I spent too much: 2 running shirts, one nice > coat, one fleece coat and some socks, then it was on to the city. > > I'm not a big Michael's fan. However, they are one of the few surviving > camera shops in Melbourne, so if you want old fashioned shopping you > should buy from them. So I went there. I would trade in my M9 on the Mono, > and order an M240. But as usual, I was left cold. Nothing to really > complain about, but nothing to inspire. There are not really any places > left in Melbourne that deserve my 'custom'. So we walked away. The days of > spending hours in the shop drooling over the gear are GONE. So re-adjust > and make the best of what is left. > > Things have changes so quickly in the last 10 years. When I look back, the > FOM project really marked a turning point in photography. Those years saw > teh professionals moving to digital and the world changing. Now there is > little argument, digital files are dominant, and even iff they are not > better, you cannot get anyone to develop your film for you. So do it > yourself. Well I'm here to say I'm not sure where I'd find the time to do > the development. > > So time to re-think. Time to go back to basics. What to I want or need to > photograph and what is the best way of doing that now? I need to find > projects which inspire me. Its now nearly 100 years since the leica 35 hit > the streets. Leica have some very good and innovative products on the > line, but they are a small company. This will be another very interesting > year. > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >