Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/16

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Subject: [Leica] Cameras I miss but don't miss...most
From: enitka1 at comcast.net (e. nitka)
Date: Thu Nov 16 08:24:38 2006
References: <DC4B73A4105FCE4FAE0CEF799BF84B36013F1C79@case-email>

Yeah all the ones I had to sell to pay for my Divorce......

You know why Divorces cost so much?.....................because 
they're worth it!


Mamiya 7 - absolutely wonderful 80/4 lens
Konica AF with the 35/2
Ricoch AF with 28
Xpan


ernie


At 08:25 AM 11/16/2006, you wrote:

>Hoppy wrote:
>
> >>Camera Exchange didn't want to know about my Mamiya 645 I was looking
>to sell.<<
>
>Hoppy
>
>Time for a little retrospective. Your mention of the Mamiya 645 reminded
>me of just how much things have changed. I started thinking about
>cameras for which I had a particular fondness. They are cameras I
>sometimes wish I still owned. But I know that if I did own them I
>wouldn't use them.
>
>For me it's the Mamiya 6MF. That was my camera of choice, and just about
>the only one I used for a long period of time. Then one day I stopped
>using it. I can't recall why, exactly, but I think it coincided with my
>buying an LS-30 Coolscan about six years ago. That pushed me back to
>35mm and my Leica M.
>
>Eventually I sold the Mam6MF. I almost bought another one recently, but
>I held back. The price was tempting but it's doubtful that I'd use it.
>
>Anyone else have a camera they miss but don't miss?
>
>
>
>
>
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