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Subject: [Leica] M Monochrom review in PDN
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:32:59 +0200
References: <49C5ADAB-1CFB-43AB-B08F-0F578349047E@gmail.com> <CA+yJO1BvVYwB3jGZPoByj9nZFcgSJxaVbTGOirkA5d_YxCA8qw@mail.gmail.com> <8DB561CB-A4A7-4DF4-9E17-483D32B3CE0A@frozenlight.eu> <CA+yJO1Aw_O7y36HMeUYGDJYmSBqYascJxTudpu=ae3nTZswRDQ@mail.gmail.com>

Even then, surely when you M8 breaks something electronic inside it will 
soon not be repairable. It is NOT the same as in the film days. Lenses, yes 
(I shoot with a 50-year old Summilux on my M8), bodies--no.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA









On Jun 21, 2013, at 11:21 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> Mine are lifetime investments, but I hope it's longer than 6-7 years!! I've
> never sold a Leica that I didn't regret later!
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Friday, June 21, 2013, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>> "these handmade, lifetime-investment cameras" - this was true of the
> M3-M6. But to see this phrase used in a review of a digital body is just
> ridiculous. Unless your lifetime horizon is 6-7 years.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 21, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> 
>>> Great review by Mason Resnick!  I agree with almost everything he says
> ;-)
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> PDN finally got around to it, I guess.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
> http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Camera-Review-Leica-8353.shtml?utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41858219&utm_term=96312&utm_content=
>>>> 
>>>> Greg Rubenstein
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone.
>>>> 
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