Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, I would agree with you with one major financial caveat (I am also a finance professional of over 40 years experience, by the way) - if you can afford it without depriving your family of essentials, without taking a hit on basic savings, and most importantly, not on borrowed money. If you have any type of short term loan outstanding, pay it off first, it is a much, much better long term deal. Use cheaper tools till you can genuinely afford Leica equipment it without financial strain. Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 22-Dec-2015, at 06:17, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > > Some interesting advice from the NY Times' "Sketch Guy" and financial > columnist, Carl Richards. > <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/your-money/the-financial-benefits-of-buying-what-you-love.html?_r=0> > > Now, of course, you have to actually have the money to spend it (or at > least a reasonable expectation of paying off the credit). But it does > make sense to buy something expensive that will last longer than a cheap > equivalent, and will bring you pleasure, happiness or function that the > inexpensive thing won't. IMHO, most Leica lenses have always fallen into > that category. Leica film bodies, definitely. > > With Leica digital bodies, it's more complicated. For me, being able to > use my Leica lenses digitally, with RF focusing and simple, discrete > controls, is very important. From that standpoint, even with all the > "issues," I still think Leica digital M bodies are worth having. There's > also the "feel" of one's tools, which can be very important. And it is > possible to buy used from someone who gets their happiness from having the > latest. > > If one is just interested in ultimate image quality, there may be equal or > even slightly better choices. If feature lists, the very latest > technology, or ultimate cost-to-function ratio are vital, look elsewhere. > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information