Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:34 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Well, I?ll chime in then. I joined in 1998, around the time I bought my > first Leica M6. I don?t remember if I joined before or after joining the > list, and I don?t remember how I found out about the list, but no matter. > It has been one of the cornerstones of my life since then, and I have met > at least 30 LUGgers in person over the years, many of whom have become > friends. This aspect, frankly, is more important than the equipment, > although I will also say that I have owned and used Leica equipment during > all those years, although admittedly during the past 10 years various > non-Leica equipment, most recently Fuji X, has been added. I still find my > M8 very enjoyable and would like one of the newer models, but Leica?s > pricing strategy being what it is, I will not be buying a new Leica body > any time soon?a used M9, perhaps. thanks Nathan. > One thing to like about Leica that has not been mentioned is the fact that > all equipment can be used together, stuff going back decades. I use lenses > on my M8 made in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, in addition to a couple of > newer 90s and 00s lenses. and that's the truth ;~) Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist