Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced

[grduprey@rockwellcollins.com]

Ordinarily I would have to agree with you, but in this case my Leica Glass
Money for this and next year are going into my Trip to Europe (Poland &
Germany) Next Year Money Fund.  but I want to have a WA lens for my M for
the interim and to take on the trip.  The CV or early 35 Summicron will
fill this desire for the moment.  Besides, I have already spent my New
Leica Money for this year on my M6TTL and 50 Summicron back in January.

Gene



                                                                                                                                             
                      Mark Rabiner                                                                                                           
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Depends what you mean by "afford it."
Blowing money on Cosina glass now certainly puts off when you can afford
the Leica glass.

I've bought one Leica lens each year roughly speaking each year for the
last 10 years.
If I'd gone shopping in March I'd not been able to get the Leica glass
but have had to get the Cosina or Nikon for my Nikons. THat's what i
could "afford" then. ...or Olympus for my Olympus Pen half frame. And so
other cameras I play around with.

And then when December rolls around then I'd not been able to afford the
Leica lens I'd had my eye on in January.

I think we can "afford" what we think is worth affording.

For me I can afford to wait and then shoot with the best glass there is
which for me is Leica glass although Zeiss glass for Hasselblad's is
right close in there certainly.
That's just how i work it for me. At least the past decade.
I think for some of us "afford it" means we don't get a continuous flow
of glass coming in during the year to brighten up our Month or Season. I
didn't get that last decade. I just got the big payoff at the end of the
year. My yearly Leica brightening.
To the effect.

Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.rabinergroup.com





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