Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] Buying Leica.....
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:45:14 -0500
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On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:17 AM, John McMaster wrote:

> That wasn't the point of this thread; if something goes wrong, will Leica 
> be able to fix it within that timescale - say in 8 years time? Various 
> bits of the M8 have become irreplaceable within that time.....
> 
> john
> ________________________________________
> 
> 
> I just have a sneaky feeling that the seven grand you spend on an M240 or
> Monochrom or the  $25,000 you spend on an S2 is going to give you a picture
> taking tool which will be good for a decade or more. Maybe two you could
> still be getting images you'd be not embarrassed about showing people with
> these cameras. And could do a commercial job with.
> We are no longer looking at first outs. Leica has its feet on  the ground
> digitally I think.

Precisely John, that was the point of the thread.

My M8, DMR and 5D
produce images which do not embarrass me;
and which my commercial clients pay for.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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