Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I have to agree with you almost 100%. I already have to spend over 8 hours a day behind a computer at work, so I resent having to spend more time at home working on digital pictures. I thank the guys who sent in the list of B&W processors. Jerry Lehrer Frank Filippone wrote: > you bring up a good point...... if it is a devalued US $..... > > The M8 would cost $3500 if it were $1 = 1 EURO. ( currently around $1.5 = > 1 > EURO ) > > Then a lot of this discussion of film to digital nonsense would go away. > > All of us Americans should buy nothing, and all you Rest Or Worlders should > buy only USA Made goods. > Then the dollar would rise and the Americans could afford a $3500 Digital > M. > > Anyway, I find the rest of the argument unconvincing. I use film because > #1, I am not a pro. I do not have to use digital. Pros have to use > digital. > #2 I have plenty of film cameras that I won, they work, and they do what I > want them to do. I do not have to buy something else. > #3 While my personal finances may allow me to go buy a $5K camera Plus SW > and Printer and scanner for my existing negatives/transparencies for maybe > another $2-5K, I choose to spend my $$$ other places, or not at all. > #4 I can still get suitable film for what I like to do, and get it > processed, locally ( I live in Los Angeles area so processing is no > problem). While some brands have gone away, I have found suitable > replacements. > #5 My cameras are reliable. They are mechanical, made for 50 year life( or > more.... M6TTL is a pretty tough camera) and can be repaired anywhere in > the > world in a few days by a lot of people. > #6 I have the patience to not need to Chimp or otherwise have my film > processed in 2 seconds ( I was never a fan of Polaroid either). I can > wait. > #7 I just plain prefer to use film. It suits me, my lifestyle, and my > hobby. > > Anything wrong with that? For Me? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > _