Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I disagree with you as far as cameras, computers etc are concerned - if you are a heavy user, you will end up swapping them every 3 years or so. We do that for cars here too, but that is more a reflection of the depreciation caused by the quality of roads. Cheers Jayanand Frank Dernie wrote: > not necessarily. The main reason why modern cars are more reliable > than old ones is the improved reliability of things like electronic > fuel injection over carburettors. Electronic shutters are more > accurate, more reliable and very much cheaper than mechanical ones. > I prefer mechanical myself but electronics is inherently more reliable. > Frank > > On 7 Nov, 2006, at 04:53, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Ted, >> But that was for a mechanical camera that would last a lifetime, not >> an electronic gizmo with a limited shelf life. Things will go wrong >> with PCBs... >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> Walt Johnson offered: >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 2500 ISO >>> >>>>>> I absolutely couldn't agree with you more about these new M8's. If >>>>> >>>>> >>>> someone could show me a real advantage to $5000 cameras maybe.<<<< >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Walt, >>> Yeah it's expensive, but slip back a few years.... maybe late '50's >>> early '60 and buying a Leica was considered.... "Holy Cow you paid >>> what for that little thing?" attitude amongst the press guys I >>> worked with. >>> >>> But I had to have one, then another and another as my tools making >>> my assignment ratio climb like crazy. And I had lots of economic >>> arguments about spending money for bodies and lenses, but! I began >>> to shoot better photographs, see differently and shot where others >>> feared to shoot without blasting a twinkie light or two. >>> >>> As often as I've had to swallow hard at the Leica price on many >>> occasions, it's always been the "value of the tool" and not what it >>> cost. It's what it allowed me to do that counted, period. >>> >>> Yep 5 grand will buy you a lot of tri-x. But if you don't have the >>> right tools at hand that allow you to shoot what motivates you, >>> then the film is a throw away. No? >>> >>> And like you I can't imagine wrecking an M8 as I too would cry all >>> the way to the repair shop, bank, and pharmacist. Or maybe that >>> should be... Bank, repair shop and padded cell! ;-) >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >