Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 15, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Leopold Green wrote: > I feel exactly the same way! > > I bought my first M6 [the HM one] in 97 and subscribed to this group and > soon a lovely M4 followed. I decided when the M8 came out [and when it was > below ?3000 as well] that it was too much and I still wasn't convinced by > digital and didn't like the idea of something not full frame. I thought M9 > was great till I saw the price and to an extent would need to learn a > whole new approach to photography based on digital colour - when I only > ever took B&W... you see where this is going! When they announced the > Monochrom I knew it was what I needed. I am not at all rich [or even > particularly well off] so I saved for a year and was finally able to buy > one and as you say when I pick it up I feel the same connection back > through my film Leicas. > > It is nice to see some of the people on the LUG who were members back in > the 90s... and it is good seeing others pictures even if not taken with > Leica... > > but sometimes there seems to be a real proselytising zeal for Fuji which I > can sort of see but then there are the times we are told with absolute > certainty that any new Leica is made only for collectors who will never > take a single picture with it - 100%, no discussion, absolute conviction, > Leica some sort of pernicious organisation and those 'collectors' idiots > with no connection to photography [read the comments made when they > introduced the cheaper film M-A]. Few takes issue with this so I assume > that this is what most of the LUG believe in which case the list maybe > ought be re-christened to the 'Rangefinder style small camera user group - > No Leica 'Collectors' welcome'? > > I can sort of imagine Ted writing 'just take the damn photo and stop > wasting your time talking about gear' and he would of course be right > > Sorry all I meant to say was I agree and think that the Monochrom is the > best camera they have made since the M4 even if it is more expensive when > inflation is taking into account, etc. etc., etc., Thanks Leopold. Good to know that others still connect with how Leica system tools actually "feel" and "work" Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist