Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay, Do you know what a naif is? A person who is naive. A lot of us have to buy Leica goods on the used market as we cannot afford the new stuff.. A lot of us cannot declare Leica purchases as a deductible business expense. I dinna care to help Leica survive. Being on Social Security , I want to survive. Jerry Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > What amuses me in this whole exchange of emails is, save the M8/DMR, nobody > seems to buy anything made by Leica new. If Leica don't sell lenses, where > will they make their annuity income from? I don't think they make much > money > on camera bodies. I think the whole point of the new Summarit lenses is to > maximise the profitable end of the business - a wise business move, and one > that will pay off a lot more than an M9 or R10. If the members of the list > wish to strengthen Leica so they can survive, buy their lenses new - or buy > ala carte bodies!!! > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On 9/20/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > >> George, >> I can't agree with you too much. I have an SL, R4SP, and a R8, which I >> bought thinking I would get a DMR. Can't afford one now, but maybe I can >> find one at a good price, or the R10 will come out with a good >> price. ;-) I have a D200, but find I pick up the R8 90% of the time. >> The >> D200 has some neat features, but the R8 and the R glass is my first >> choice, >> period. No uncertainty at all. >> >> Gene >> >> -------------- Original message from Lottermoser George >> <imagist3@mac.com>: >> -------------- >> >> >> >>> 2 R3's, R8, R8 with DMR and all of my R glass I've purchased used. No >>> uncertainty. The lenses will last the rest of my life. I have no >>> doubt the R8 and R8/DMR will also outlast me. What's the problem? If >>> Leica never comes out with another R body - what's the problem with >>> the stuff you have and inventory available on a good, solid used >>> market? Sorry. I just don't get it. >>> >>> If you feel less "uncertain" in the Nikon "forever" better and better >>> world - that's just fine. Enjoy. The image, after all, is all that >>> really matters. And for that - all you need is an oatmeal box and >>> some tin foil. ;~) >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george@imagist.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sep 19, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote: >>> >>> >>>> As to the DMR I have to >>>> note I bought a R8 planning on gettig a DMR only to find Leica pulling >>>> that plug without a hint as to what the future of the R mount might >>>> look like. Here the uncertainty is for me real and is reflected in my >>>> actions - back to Nikon SLRs for me. >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> L >