Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I doubt that it is a good investment over the long term, but, hey, have fun! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:20 PM, David Ching <davidhhching1 at yahoo.com.sg>wrote: > Actually I should sell my digital Leicas that are being stored in the dry > boxes. Sony, you interested? > > Shall share my Leica philosophy for those interested. (Otherwise please > stop reading): > > 1. Acquire Leica glass as a anti-inflation measure. Use them in safe > places only. Why? > - Had a pristine Super Angulon M 21mm nicked from my pocket in a crowded > bus outside Gare du Nord, Paris last March. Bought it a year before. > Checked on the Internet and found that its price rose about 15% since then. > 2. Keep Leica digital bodies dry and in cabinets. They are not as robust > as the lenses. Nor able to tolerate the torrential rains in the places I > frequent. Keep them pristine and hope to sell them to unsuspecting novices. > Or collectors. > 3. Show a complete clean Leica set once awhile amongst a gathering of > Leicaphiles. Cool factor. > Or amongst Nikon and Canon pros. I ain't no pro, you see. Got to be > different. > > Then again use my D800E for assignments, my Fuji X Pro 1 when I am in the > mood and my Leitz Minolta CL when shooting film. > > Cheers, > > David Ching > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >