Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Obsolete, as in "that generation of chip/software/etc. is no longer supported", or "it's not compatible with the current generation of graphics programs and computers, etc."--or worse, "we can no longer repair that type of electronic camera." Will the Leica organization be there for us in twenty or thirty years, when the chips are down? (couldn't resist that one...) Jim Shulman Bryn Mawr, PA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of SonC@aol.com Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 9:53 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: Re: [Leica] 2500 ISO In a message dated 11/5/2006 7:37:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, jshul@comcast.net writes: The only question is longevity, which may be truncated by the rapid pace of obsolescence in digital photography technology. Those of us who use our cameras professionally (or semi, as in my case) can get some tax benefits from buying. If you are not a professional, and the camera is doing what you want, so what if it is obsolete? I shot professionally with an "obsolete" M6 for six years after the M7 came out. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish