Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Back then you could get new Nikon, Canon, or very clean used Leica for >almost nothing. Things like a 35 F2 for $15. Don, WOW! This way I could afford a whole M-lens lineup (and a second one as backup)... >The older generation of collectors is passing on... If the effect is a pricedrop for used Leicas, I do not really regret... >...and the new generation is looking at other things than classic cameras. Maybe, today there are less classic camera collectors and shooters than there were in the past. But I notice a growing interest in classic creative techniques (photo, illustration, design, music) amongst our students at the Lucerne School of Art+Design. They're overdosed from overfeatured digital tools. When I teach them interactive design, in the intervalls they don't ask me about Flash or DHTML, but "show me your Leica in your pocket, please"... Didier