Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Its closer to $30 per roll if film and processing/print is considered, and that was 4 years ago when I went to Europe and shot 67 rolls of film in one month. I'm sure Ted or Tina would have shot 5 or six times this much. ;-) This year with the M8, it will not cost me anything to shoot the same number or more photos. Processing is only the time it takes to download into my laptop or external HD. I will be taking my M6TTL for backup to the M8, and also my R8 for SLR photos. But the main thrust of my photography over there will be with the M8. If the only time you shoot large numbers of photos is when you go on a vacation to Europe or other far away location, then yes it will be hard to justify buying any mid to high end digital camera. I don't know of anyone on here that looks down their noses at film users. Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> > > I have no idea who said this.... but it reeks of elitism, snobbery, and > insensitivity. > > Some of us do not have, will not have, and for that matter do not want a > $5K++++ digital Leica or other camera body. > > When you shoot digital, you shoot a lot more than if you have film. Why? > Because electrons are free, and film is not. > > No matter how hard I personally try, I can not justify the cost of a > $5K++++ > camera body, digital or not. No less that I don't have the money to spend > on one. > > I went to Europe and shot 35 rolls of film.... that's about $15 a roll or > $6-700 including film and processing. If I do that once a year, it would > take 10 years to break even.... > > Some of you shoot more, some of you are pros, some of you just plain are > lucky enough to have the money to indulge a $5K++++ camera.... Good for > you. > > But cut out the "looking down your nose" at me and others like me because > I/we don't. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > ... I suppose if someone is dinking around over a weekend with > > money to burn for film and processing, stick to film. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information