Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)
From: Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 09:24:29 +0200 (MEST)

> > 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


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