Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >> Yes, Doug. But the RD1 cost me $1500. > > FWIW, my DMR was an ex-demo purchased from a private party. Almost 2 > years, > no problems. > > Doug Herr > Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > A combination of comparably low price and low expectations offsets some of the negative aspects of the camera if you can just anticipate the fact that you may very possibly have those issues along those lines. Maybe one or two lenses you'd like to use but don't quite work so you use other ones instead. Maybe the focusing is not so great so you use wider glass. A grand and a half to maybe get me going in digital using much of Leica glass I'd think hard about that. Till the improved version comes out which really will be the next camera I probably get for my Leica system. Proably say "Zeiss" on it. Unless the M9 is full frame and I can somehow afford it. To me its an equal work around to paying 5 grand have having to use cut off filters which wont be needed in the next version. To me that's called loosing through high priced financial humiliation. Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com