Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]An excellent question that I hope more people will address in order to give LUG members some idea of the membership's profile. I think it is quite obvious that for a married couple with two to three children to raise Leica equipment is a luxury. I have quite a bit of equipment most of it purchased new but I have been buying Leica gear for over twenty years. I am 51 years old, have a decent job with above average income but am by no means wealthy. I don't have vacation property but probably could have afforded something earlier in life if I had not purchased so much Leica gear. For my family this may be our loss and at times I wonder if I could have pout that earlier disposable income to better use. BTW, NONE of my friends or acquaintances have or would spend the money for Leica gear. Paul T. Collura pcollura@epix.net > Just how old are we? It is understandable that possibly the average age of a > Leica user or collector is somewhat older than say the Nikon, etc. user for > it takes a higher income or greater assets to acquire a $2,000.00 lens than > a $200.00 lens. > >