Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > purchase? What exactly is so horrible about a film camera? You can > > spend > > $2K on a film scanner with an auto film loader from that "N" company > > and get > > pretty much the same result (without the instant gratification) and > > still > > use the best glass in the world---and save a good $10-15K in the > > process. > > Am I missing something here or has the world gone completely mad? > > You are missing something, and coming close to insulting Tina with your > remark about "a little convenience and instant gratification." The > money Tina saves on film, and the time she saves processing film and > scanning it with the auto feeder Nikon that she has used for years now, > will pay for her new 1Ds long before it becomes obsolete. My digital investment (= about the same money as M7 wihout a lens) will pay for itself in about 4 months. After that, it's free. It opened up a new market, so it's not only a question of saving, it _generates_ income. Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html