Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/07

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Subject: [Leica] 2500 ISO
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Tue Nov 7 11:40:26 2006
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Henning writes in part: 
 
> True; the M8 isn't as flexible as the SLR's.
> 
> Sometimes you don't need flexibility, but a better tool.
> 
> I could justify Leica film cameras for certain work in years past, 
> although I don't think they ever really produced a reasonable 
> income above their cost. But I always enjoyed using them.  
>
> Now I use a Canon 5D for the majority of things that I expect to 
> get paid for, with some film cameras like the Roundshot or 4x5 doing 
> things the Canon can't. If I got an M8 I could probably make it pay 
> for itself for certain things over 3 years or so and I have a lot of 
> Leica glass, so I'll probably get one. 

> In general, if you're not addicted to the rangefinder way of 
> shooting, it doesn't make a lot of sense from a cost point of view.
> 
> So... some things I'll be rational about, some things I'll just 
> rationalize.
> :-)

LOL!

Greg J. Lorenzo
Calgary, Alberta

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