Re: [Leica] OT reference material/equipment questions

[Sonny Carter <cartersn@nsula.edu>]

Aw, I wasn't trying to be mean . . . It's just too many nice Leicas stay
trapped and don't get out in the available light to play.

Am I jealous that George can buy Leicas by the pound?  You bet!


> > George, we're wondering not about your credentials, but why you
> > didn't buy a
> > nice Rolex instead of taking some decent Leica off the market to
> > sit on your
> > shelf for a while until you get bored with them.
>
> Even by my standards that was mean!
>
> There is nothing wrong with owning cameras for the sake of using them
every
> so often, or just because you believe they are 'nice'.  Who cares what
> someone does with their Leica...point is BUY THEM!  The more people buy,
the
> longer Leica will stay in business and provide us with newer models...that
> eventually are used...and will be in perfect condition and will cost me
less
> in the used market.
>
> Nothing wrong with buying them to take pictures with them either ;-)
>