Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] Looking at buying an M8
From: gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary Pinkerton)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:43:13 -0600
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In a little over a year and 1/2, I've saved more than enough on 
film/processing to cover about 2/3 cost of my DMR.

I still shoot some film, but only a tiny bit compared to full film days.

> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:10:23 -0800
> From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking at buying an M8
> 
> John Collier wrote:
> 
> >>>
> Unlike my mechanical Ms, which literally are/were lifetime cameras -- yes, 
> honey, it cost a fortune but? -- digital cameras have a fixed, useful 
> life. Let's peg it at an arbitrary ten years. I'm not willing to pay $800 
> a year for the privilege of using a camera no matter how much I like it. 
> $300? OK, maybe. I'm not making my living at this, just personal enjoyment.
> <<<
> 
> How much do you spend on film & processing in a year?
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
> 
> 
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