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I suspect most of us get attacks of "G.A.S." from time to time. Like others here I have been reading up on the new CL and thinking what a cool camera that would be to own. And half a thought away from that I wondered whether the Q was really all the camera you might ever need.

 

My Google Maps is programed to avoid me encountering places where I might do some damage to my credit cards but yesterday the system failed me and I wondered into my local downtown Leica dealer. I had been shooting a few images as the light was terrific yesterday in Chicago so had my "109" with me. I explained my thinking to the sales guy who showed me the Q (no CL yet) and we discussed types of images and image sizes.

 

At the end of this he offered his opinion in response to my question about upgrading to a Q or CL. The simple answer was "No" but qualified by a zen-like response that once I recognized my shortcomings and had improved them, mastered LR a little better, then what would remain would be recognizable shortcomings in the camera. "That's when you should upgrade." He also checked off a list of attributes for the 109 that made me feel I still had a camera worth owning and one into which I still had some "stretch" room.

 

Sometimes the opposite of what you expect can be very refreshing, inspiring and empowering. Time to get out there and chase some more light!

 

 

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For me, this is true in the field of hobby astronomy. Whenever I habe a GAS attack, I call my astronomy dealer, and he tells me that I don't need that type of equipment (because I do have what I need) or that it is of poor quality. Sometimes, however, I disregard his advice...

Best regards, Gerd

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