Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/12
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I own a IIIc, a Leica M6, a Leica M8, a Hasselblad C500 and a SLR Minolta.
Today, I use the M8 99% of the time because it appears to me to be the
cheapest and most convenient way to get the pictures I want to get (+ LR4 -
I don't own a darkroom lab).JM
> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:47:09 -0500
> From: photo.forrest at earthlink.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] now Leica USERS
>
> I own a Leica M4 and DR Summicron but haven't used either for a
> photograph in over 6 months. I think the last time I exposed any film
> with that camera was May of last year. June at the latest. I've been
> shooting a Nikon SP and S2 until very recently when consequences of
> life have forced me to sell all my film photo gear, except that beat up
> M4 and 50mm DR. So if the SP sells then I will once again be using
> Leica for my film images. As for digital, I happily sold my M9 last
> June and I now have a D2x with a few fantastic lenses that I hope will
> help me start paying some bills through work, not gear sales.
>
> So, Leica use: 0% until the SP sells and I have time, money and space
> to shoot some film.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:39:03 -0600
> George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> >
> > > I as far as the Leica users group goes its not off topic
> > > its anti topic. Our middle name is "users".
> >
> > I'd have interest in knowing
> > how many Leica User Group members
> > still actually use Leica cameras
> > a) occasionally
> > b) most of the time
> > c) exclusively
> >
> > I'm a Leica User for 90% of my photography
> >
> > Regards,
> > George Lottermoser
> > george at imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com
> > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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