Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/02

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Subject: [Leica] Leica shopping
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 17:03:39 -0500
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Autofocus would be nice, but sensor cleaning even more useful AFAIC

Cheers

Alastair

> Luckily we still have brick and mortar shops here - a couple that even
> allow me to take a lens out for a spin before buying. After the 24-120
> fiasco, I make sure that I check them out nowadays before shelling out
> hard
> cash.
> I must say that the Mono is tempting - now, only if had autofocus.... (-:
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 5:41 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:
>
>> I went out today shopping. Initially we went to icebreaker seconds shop.
>> I
>> love the icebreaker woolen gear. Its from NZ, but now all made in China.
>> Its still wonderful, and I spent too much: 2 running shirts, one nice
>> coat, one fleece coat and some socks, then it was on to the city.
>>
>> I'm not a big Michael's fan. However, they are one of the few surviving
>> camera shops in Melbourne, so if you want old fashioned shopping you
>> should buy from them. So I went there. I would trade in my M9 on the
>> Mono,
>> and order an M240. But as usual, I was left cold. Nothing to really
>> complain about, but nothing to inspire. There are not really any places
>> left in Melbourne that deserve my 'custom'. So we walked away. The days
>> of
>> spending hours in the shop drooling over the gear are GONE. So re-adjust
>> and make the best of what is left.
>>
>> Things have changes so quickly in the last 10 years. When I look back,
>> the
>> FOM  project really marked a turning point in photography. Those years
>> saw
>> teh professionals moving to digital and the world changing. Now there is
>> little argument, digital files are dominant, and even iff they are not
>> better, you cannot get anyone to develop your film for you. So do it
>> yourself. Well I'm here to say I'm not sure where I'd find the time to
>> do
>> the development.
>>
>> So time to re-think. Time to go back to basics. What to I want or need
>> to
>> photograph and what is the best way of doing that now? I need to find
>> projects which inspire me. Its now nearly 100 years since the leica 35
>> hit
>> the streets. Leica have some very good and innovative products on the
>> line, but they are a small company. This will be another very
>> interesting
>> year.
>>
>> Alastair
>>
>>
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