On 4/14/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Furthermore, look at the subject: Please unenable me! He asked for > arguments against a Leica purchase. He got 'em. > Paul
Of course. I'm not one to make a purchase like this lightly, even if I can afford it. About the next version: knowing Leica, that might well be in 5-8 years... j > On Apr 14, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Even the diehard Leica shooters are a bit unhappy with the M8. I > > think that is the sentiment that is reflected in most of these > > comments. It has nothing to do with envy or bigotry. If I were > > looking for a Leica digital, I would wait for the next version. And > > if I could afford one, I would probably want one. Leicas are great. I > > still enjoy fondling my iiif RD, although I rarely use it any more. > > Paul > > On Apr 14, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > >> Thinking a little more on this and reading the sentiments posted > >> after mine ... > >> > >> I know a lot of Leica owners. Many are wealthy lawyers and doctors > >> who hobby in photography, that's true. But many are also very > >> talented and passionate photographers who use their Leica equipment, > >> much as I did. A number are also professionals. Just because the > >> equipment they prefer is very high priced doesn't mean that they're > >> just posh jerks looking for a status symbol. Hasselblads are also > >> very expensive and lots of wealthy doctors and lawyers own them, but > >> they're also the most commonly used medium format camera in the > >> professional world. I find it sad to see photographic enthusiasts > >> belittling other photographers and photographic enthusiasts just > >> because they like/have/use an expensive camera. It smacks of envy and > >> bigotry. > >> > >> I'm still waiting to see what the Sigma DP-1 is like when it becomes > >> available as I think that will satisfy the yen I have for a compact > >> camera in the line of the Leica M8 or Epson RD-1. > >> > >> Godfrey > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
