Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] I finally give in....
From: gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:32:49 +0000
References: <50DCD749.4020709@summaventures.com>

Peter

What can I say except "Welcome to the world of X-Pro1". If I can help at all 
let me know, my numbers are at the bottom of the email.

Kind regards

Gerry

Gerry Walden
+44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
+44 (0)797 287 7932
www.gwpics.com

On 27 Dec 2012, at 23:18, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:

> After years of saying "No" to going digital I have finally given in, gone 
> out
> and bought myself a digital camera. Sorry that is, my wife generously gave 
> me
> same for Christmas!
> 
> Why? My local film stockists are stocking film less and less and the cost 
> of
> using and developing C41 is getting more and more expensive and delays are
> inevitably incurred between taking the picture and seeing it and they are
> getting longer. A little back-of-the-envelope-calculation showed mr that 
> for
> what I was spending in film and developing each year...
> 
> But no, I didn't buy a Leica. They have just got too expensive and I don't 
> have
> the budget to run to one plus lenses. Instead I bought a Fuji XPro 1, 
> because I
> can buy (and have bought) an adaptor for my M glass and have got a 
> reasonable
> zoom with it all for relatively little outlay. OK it wasn't brand new but 
> still.
> Sorry Leica, but if you will pursue the luxury brand market....
> 
> I hope I wont be banned from the LUG for this! ;-)
> 
> Happy New Year guys,
> 
> Peter
> 
> PS I still plan to use my M3 and IIIf from time to time, though!
> -- 
> 
> ===========================================================
> Dr Peter Dzwig                                
> 
> 
> 
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