Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 6/7/99 12:21:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nathan.wajsman@euronet.be writes: << I got into Leica M at age 37 (last year) and just bought my first screw mount Leica at age 38. I think that the relatively high average age of Leica owners simply reflects the fact that this IS expensive equipment, even second-hand, and most people in white-collar type careers do not reach their peak earning years until their 40s. Nathan >> I got into Leicas at age 14 when I inherited a pair of LTM's and a set of lenses from a friend of my Dad's. I still have them to this day. Over the years I purchased various M cameras and lenses, most of which I also still have (I figure I can always sell it if I need the money for food, as the value is holding or even appreciating). So when someone sees me now in my 40's, using M6's and current lenses, if they laugh at me that I'm just a boomer with excess income, that's ok with me because I know they always stop laughing and their jaws drop when they see my Leica photos alongside their state-of the art Canon Rebel Quartz-Date with 20-600 f/11-22 Mushinon.