cheewai_m6 Posted November 20, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) i have a bit of a problem with leicas in general. i think they're made to send people bankrupt. i have an m6 which i love. i thought once i have an m6, i'll be happy and i am. very happy. but now i really want an m9. i think when i get that i'll be happy. then i read a review and some video on you tube about the x1, and i want an x1 as well. then i read some reviews on the s2, and i want an s2 as well. not just that, i want a all these lenses for the m cameras. and i want an mp too. does it ever stop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest AgXlove Posted November 20, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 20, 2009 does it ever stop? No, it never stops - at least not until you find a bottomless gold mine in your back yard and as a result have acquired one of each Leica lens being made and 2 or 3 MP, M7 and M9 bodies (and then there's the no longer made hammertone MP and 35/2 set, which is a must have...) I want either an 18/3.8 or a 21/1.4 (can't decide which), probably a 35/1.4, a 75/2 and an M9. If I could add those jewels to my kit, I could easily forsake the S2 and lenses. BTW, I'm still digging around my back yard, looking for that gold mine. Oh ye vile demons of Solms, you cause such poverty and suffering amongst we photographers who are powerless to resist your devilish cameras and lenses! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground Posted November 20, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 20, 2009 I'm the same way! It's a sickness I started with a CL with the 40-C & 90-C The local camera guy said range finder photography was really unique, and that Leica was the best. I got hooked on it like heroin. The system is great and I'm glad I found it. Its fun for me to buy it when I Feel like spending some cash, and even more fun for me to use. Allot of us here are the same way I bet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted November 20, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 20, 2009 i have a bit of a problem with leicas in general. i think they're made to send people bankrupt. i have an m6 which i love. i thought once i have an m6, i'll be happy and i am. very happy. but now i really want an m9. i think when i get that i'll be happy. then i read a review and some video on you tube about the x1, and i want an x1 as well. then i read some reviews on the s2, and i want an s2 as well. not just that, i want a all these lenses for the m cameras. and i want an mp too. does it ever stop? ...yes, it does stop. If/when you start channeling your energies towards the actual creation of quality images, rather than the accumulation of hardware (for whatever dubious reason). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mc_k Posted November 20, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 20, 2009 all you really need is just about any Leica lens from the '30s and a film camera. It hasn't really been improved upon. The M9 and the latest and greatest lenses are just a different way, not a better way. So if the expense of it all is really at issue, go that route. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 20, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 20, 2009 ...yes, it does stop. If/when you start channeling your energies towards the actual creation of quality images, rather than the accumulation of hardware (for whatever dubious reason). What he said! If you find yourself getting so fixated by the equipment then you really need to take what you already have and put it to better use. Most of us probably have too much gear already anyway! Spend the money on travel to take photos in new locations, or think of an idea for a project and self fund an exhibition. Far more enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AgXlove Posted November 20, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 20, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) What he said! If you find yourself getting so fixated by the equipment then you really need to take what you already have and put it to better use. Most of us probably have too much gear already anyway! Spend the money on travel to take photos in new locations, or think of an idea for a project and self fund an exhibition. Far more enjoyable. There's a fair amount of truth in your words. Regarding Leica cameras and lenses, it's always a thing of "wants" vs. "needs." I have all the Leica gear I actually "need" (one MP and four Leica lenses for it), but it is very easy to fall victim to Leica Love and be seduced by the latest masterpiece dispached from Solms. Still, I'd choose a $7000 photo expedition to Egypt, China, Japan, Tibet, Europe, Russia, Brazil, New Zealand, etc. over sitting at my kitchen counter fondling a new M9. Sitting at home with bags full of cameras and lenses that you never can afford to use for exploring and photographing other places, cultures and people defeats the whole purpose of being a photographer, it seems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted November 20, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 20, 2009 Once upon a time, there was a caveman with a club. He was happy, until he saw (on a cave painting) a long stick sharp at one end. He wanted one and thought that with it he would be the best hunter in the valley. And that he would never need another. Then (on another painting) he saw a knife. So, he bartered the bear skin (which he had killed with his spear) and bear claws for a knife. This was all he would ever ever need and his mate nodded understandingly with a wise expression on her face. And her new calf length boots to wear when the ground was too muddy for the ankle length ones (or the wrong colour). Then he needed something to hold the knife in while he hunted as it kept cutting his leg. So, for the small price of 3 deer hides and some bear teeth (which he had cut from a hibernating bear with his knife) he bought a belt and sheath. He thought that all of this was the DB but while the sheath was perfect for wearing the knife around the village it was not so good when hunting, so he needed another type althogether which held it close to his hand. Then on yet another wall painting, he saw that instead of just a sharp stick, there was a new model with a knife at the end of it .... Any wonder you want the M9? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted November 20, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 20, 2009 I have the M9 and love it. Few minutes ago I had a real deep look a the Hemes edition M7 and fell in love with the design with he film rewinder. It really was/is a beautiful design piece. Unless you're a collector who can see an idea in getting a brand new Hermes M7, what it does make you realize is that you missed a great piece of equipment if you didn't get an M7 and experienced it when it was THE camera. What I'm getting at it that one should avail oneself of what is beautiful to ones eye, use it and get some more of it. Having the memory of having had it when it was THE thing, it does count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted November 20, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 20, 2009 Ahh the M7... misssed that beauty, seems the m6 did take sharp pictures ok. though, Im still a little in love with the epson idea of a manual wind of the shutter.... hmm. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted November 20, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 20, 2009 I'm going to rent an S2 and lenses That should keep me from even contemplating the $35K CAD I'd need to buy one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 21, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 21, 2009 Once upon a time, there was a caveman with a club. He was happy, until he saw (on a cave painting) a long stick sharp at one end. He wanted one and thought that with it he would be the best hunter in the valley. And that he would never need another. Then (on another painting) he saw a knife. So, he bartered the bear skin (which he had killed with his spear) and bear claws for a knife. This was all he would ever ever need and his mate nodded understandingly with a wise expression on her face. And her new calf length boots to wear when the ground was too muddy for the ankle length ones (or the wrong colour). Then he needed something to hold the knife in while he hunted as it kept cutting his leg. So, for the small price of 3 deer hides and some bear teeth (which he had cut from a hibernating bear with his knife) he bought a belt and sheath. He thought that all of this was the DB but while the sheath was perfect for wearing the knife around the village it was not so good when hunting, so he needed another type althogether which held it close to his hand. Then on yet another wall painting, he saw that instead of just a sharp stick, there was a new model with a knife at the end of it .... Any wonder you want the M9? Love it, Ravi! Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AgXlove Posted November 21, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 21, 2009 Once upon a time, there was a caveman with a club. He was happy, until he saw (on a cave painting) a long stick sharp at one end. He wanted one and thought that with it he would be the best hunter in the valley. And that he would never need another. Then (on another painting) he saw a knife. So, he bartered the bear skin (which he had killed with his spear) and bear claws for a knife. This was all he would ever ever need and his mate nodded understandingly with a wise expression on her face. And her new calf length boots to wear when the ground was too muddy for the ankle length ones (or the wrong colour). Then he needed something to hold the knife in while he hunted as it kept cutting his leg. So, for the small price of 3 deer hides and some bear teeth (which he had cut from a hibernating bear with his knife) he bought a belt and sheath. He thought that all of this was the DB but while the sheath was perfect for wearing the knife around the village it was not so good when hunting, so he needed another type althogether which held it close to his hand. Then on yet another wall painting, he saw that instead of just a sharp stick, there was a new model with a knife at the end of it .... Any wonder you want the M9? The cave man is the same as we Leica connoisseurs - the mantra of "upgrade, upgrade, upgrade" plays in his head, too. Human nature reigns supreme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 21, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 21, 2009 .....then the caveman saw a limited edition Hermes spear with an orange leather wrist strap, he got one but decided it was too precious to use so kept it in a box on a shelf, and he withered away Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangur Ban Posted November 21, 2009 Share #15 Posted November 21, 2009 It did end for me. At the peak I had five M bodies and about twenty lenses - new and old. Now I have an M3 and about eight lenses - of which some will go soon. I'm much happier but had a great time acquiring and using all the kit I did have. I don't miss what was sold and have no regrets about buying or selling it - particularly as it was essentially cost-free as I bought sensibly and sold for what I paid for most and made money on some of it. If I want it again I can buy it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismon Posted November 21, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 21, 2009 As a working pro, M3's have long been my tool of choice. When the M8 was introduced, along with a growing list of ASPH's, I went the other way. I traded a couple of M3's and a half dozen lenses for a lovely trio of black F's together with four Elmars. I have since added four Hektors, and the occasional accessory finder or lens hood. The compulsion to own and use Leicas may be incurable, but it need not lead you to the poorhouse. After all, the creations of Barnack and Barek are better than any of us really need--or even deserve! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AgXlove Posted November 22, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 22, 2009 After all, the creations of Barnack and Barek are better than any of us really need--or even deserve! That's the thing about Leica cameras and lenses: Their perfection inspire we Leica connoisseurs to live up to that potential. They inspire us to the pursuit of that most elusive of achievements - perfection in imagemaking. It's a lifelong pursuit, for on those rare occasions when we really get it right, the result only spurs us on to get it right again. There are many worse endeavors in which a person could invest their time, money and effort... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhhich Posted November 23, 2009 Share #18 Posted November 23, 2009 So try to buy them before they ban them as they do for drugs:D:D:D:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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