Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have many of my grandfather's tools. He was a cabinet maker and only owned one power tool during his entire working life - a tiny six inch table saw - which I also have. All his mechanical tools auger, crank drill, push drills, etc wore out about the same time that he did. All the planes, saws, clamps, etc. remain as useful as the day purchased. I once thought that would be true of my graphic art and photographic tools as well. I fully expected that the Linhof, Hassleblad, Leica M and R, as well as the Leica and Durst enlargers and their lenses would serve me for my entire professional life. And of course they do continue to do exactly what they were designed to do. Just fewer and fewer people wanting to do things in those ways. The finest stat camera known to man was sold as scrap. The oak drawing boards can't even be sold for shipping charges. Few of us remember what a drafting machine IS, let alone own one mounted to a steel table with matching, fully articulated lamp. We're at a point where letting go of these beautiful tools actually costs money to haul them away. Sad Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > At best, it might stretch the useful life of the gear another 2-4 > years.