Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/03

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Subject: [Leica] Digital camera purchase conundrum
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:32:38 -0500
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Phil -

I'd get whatever digital camera you can use your current M lenses 
with.  When I converted to digital, there was nothing available that 
I could use M lenses with.  I made the mistake of buying lots of 
Canon gear.  Never again.

Tina

At 12:18 PM 3/3/2009, you wrote:
>Yeah, I was thinking about fast lenses too. My slowest lens is a 
>135mm f/4.5 Hektor that I never use. So I guess my slowest 
>frequently used lens is my 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor, still faster than the 
>average "fast" f/2.8 lenses usually seen on Nikons & Canons. Mostly 
>I shoot f/1.4 and f/2.0 lenses, both of which will cost me a pretty 
>penny to replace were I to invest in a new system. And no, sale of 
>my Leica M4 is not an option either (I know the present company 
>won't ask that question, but  friend of mine did and I had to put 
>him in his place in a way. The Leica stays).
>Thanks.
>Phil



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