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john_j · 09/02/07, 01:30 AM

Greetings-

I for one have no desire to see an economy line of Leica.

I began with a 126 instamatic as a teenager, in college I bought a Minolta 101 and added a 102 body. In my early 30's, I purchased a Nikon F3 and early 40's an M6. I added another M6 and almost 20 years later continue to use both M's. I also use the R. I aspired to Leica as once I drove $100 cars.

Most of my purchases are used or demo. I like the build and optical quality and the simplicity of the system. I also like manual focus and exposure and fast fixed focal lenses that are smaller than slower zooms. My M's have been all over the world and never let me down (had each in for a going over a few years back). I like to turn a few simple dials rather than use an LCD screen to change s/s, f/stop, ISO and let a sensor decide what will be my focal point. A quick glance and I know where everything is.

For digital, I use an Olympus E1. Have to admit, I still like film. The M8 is nice but yes, expensive as are Leica lenses. However when I look at the purchase price of my M6 in '88 compared to my annual income and do the same comparision with the M8 today, The M8 is actually less expensive as are the lenses.

So, I do not want to see Leica become another Canon or Nikon and do not want to see made in China on its products. Nor would I buy a digital M with what's that called? "Live View?"

Best Regards and Happy Labor Day,

John

09/02/07, 01:30 AM	#28 (permalink)
john_j Benutzer Join Date: 09/25/02 Posts: 51	Re: Will R10 too expensive for me? Greetings- I for one have no desire to see an economy line of Leica. I began with a 126 instamatic as a teenager, in college I bought a Minolta 101 and added a 102 body. In my early 30's, I purchased a Nikon F3 and early 40's an M6. I added another M6 and almost 20 years later continue to use both M's. I also use the R. I aspired to Leica as once I drove $100 cars. Most of my purchases are used or demo. I like the build and optical quality and the simplicity of the system. I also like manual focus and exposure and fast fixed focal lenses that are smaller than slower zooms. My M's have been all over the world and never let me down (had each in for a going over a few years back). I like to turn a few simple dials rather than use an LCD screen to change s/s, f/stop, ISO and let a sensor decide what will be my focal point. A quick glance and I know where everything is. For digital, I use an Olympus E1. Have to admit, I still like film. The M8 is nice but yes, expensive as are Leica lenses. However when I look at the purchase price of my M6 in '88 compared to my annual income and do the same comparision with the M8 today, The M8 is actually less expensive as are the lenses. So, I do not want to see Leica become another Canon or Nikon and do not want to see made in China on its products. Nor would I buy a digital M with what's that called? "Live View?" Best Regards and Happy Labor Day, John __________________ John www.photojordan.com Last edited by john_j : 09/02/07 at 01:42 AM.