Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What will you do to extend the life of your work. It all just seems to fade away in the sun. - --- rclompus@cox.net wrote: > Hi All, > > I had the opportunity to try out and view some 8 1/2 > X 11 color prints > from the Canon Rebel with the $100 18-55mm lens. > The whole deal > costs $999. I was blown away with the quality and > depth of the photos > from such a cheap outfit. > > I have been in love with Leica M and R since the > late 1980's when I could > finally afford to buy the bodies and lenses I needed > for my personal > photos. I have multiple bodies and over two dozen > lenses. It all > changed today. I'll keep a few for my artsy work > but the rest will > probably go. I know the cheap Canon body and lenses > will be worth > nothing in a few years but I'll be taking more > photos and enjoying > photography more. I never bought equipment for > investment purposes. > > I wish Leica had an alternative but that was not > meant to be for me. I > donated my extensive Zone VI darkroom to my > daughter's high school > this year. Silver halide is wonderful but it "died" > for me this week. It's all > in the mind but what a tidewater change for me. My > next investment will > be in the new Epson 4000 printer to supplement my > P2200. > > Richard Clompus > Roanoke, VA > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html