Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 20, 2007, at 5:06 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Jay, > > Do you know what a naif is? A person who is naive. A lot of us > have to buy Leica goods on the used market > as we cannot afford the new stuff.. A lot of us cannot declare > Leica purchases as a deductible business expense. > > I dinna care to help Leica survive. Being on Social Security , I > want to survive. ahhh, but you have a job and live in La Jolla... so you may be better off than Leica AG... and you may live longer, Steve > > Jerry > > > Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> What amuses me in this whole exchange of emails is, save the M8/ >> DMR, nobody >> seems to buy anything made by Leica new. If Leica don't sell >> lenses, where >> will they make their annuity income from? I don't think they make >> much money >> on camera bodies. I think the whole point of the new Summarit >> lenses is to >> maximise the profitable end of the business - a wise business >> move, and one >> that will pay off a lot more than an M9 or R10. If the members of >> the list >> wish to strengthen Leica so they can survive, buy their lenses new >> - or buy >> ala carte bodies!!! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On 9/20/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: >> >>> George, >>> I can't agree with you too much. I have an SL, R4SP, and a R8, >>> which I >>> bought thinking I would get a DMR. Can't afford one now, but >>> maybe I can >>> find one at a good price, or the R10 will come out with a good >>> price. ;-) I have a D200, but find I pick up the R8 90% of the >>> time. The >>> D200 has some neat features, but the R8 and the R glass is my >>> first choice, >>> period. No uncertainty at all. >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> -------------- Original message from Lottermoser George >>> <imagist3@mac.com>: >>> -------------- >>> >>> >>> >>>> 2 R3's, R8, R8 with DMR and all of my R glass I've purchased >>>> used. No >>>> uncertainty. The lenses will last the rest of my life. I have no >>>> doubt the R8 and R8/DMR will also outlast me. What's the >>>> problem? If >>>> Leica never comes out with another R body - what's the problem with >>>> the stuff you have and inventory available on a good, solid used >>>> market? Sorry. I just don't get it. >>>> >>>> If you feel less "uncertain" in the Nikon "forever" better and >>>> better >>>> world - that's just fine. Enjoy. The image, after all, is all that >>>> really matters. And for that - all you need is an oatmeal box and >>>> some tin foil. ;~) >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George Lottermoser >>>> george@imagist.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 19, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> As to the DMR I have to >>>>> note I bought a R8 planning on gettig a DMR only to find Leica >>>>> pulling >>>>> that plug without a hint as to what the future of the R mount >>>>> might >>>>> look like. Here the uncertainty is for me real and is reflected >>>>> in my >>>>> actions - back to Nikon SLRs for me. >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> L >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information