Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re:now the the bottom's fallen out of the film market whattoys will you buy?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat Feb 24 13:12:30 2007
 
On 2/24/07 3:26 PM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net>
typed:

> I put $10,000 down on the H3d but then I could not figure out where the 
> film
> went so I got my deposit back minus 50%
> 
> Seeing how Contax 645 AF kits are going for under $2000 new/like new, I'd 
> say
> that's "affordable". They were $4000 new.
> 
> Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kyle Cassidy"
> Subject: [Leica] now the the bottom's fallen out of the film market 
> whattoys
> will you buy?
> 
> 
> looking at the price of hassy bodies lately, and film equipment in 
> general, i
> find myself thinking "wow, i could get that
> rodenstock/contax/whatnot that i always wanted!"
> 
> what's percolated to your "affordable" range these days that didn't used to
> live there?
> 
> kc
> 
> 
All kinds of large format gear. Large format Glass. Which were always a lot
cheaper than Hassy stuff.

I think you could shoot 5x7 or 8x10 sheetfilm.
Scan it in a 99 dollar scanner.
And get better results than a $40,000 Fuji Hassy.

Digital contact prints.



Mark Rabiner
New York, NY

markrabiner.com
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