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Re: [OM] OT: Falling Digi Prices,"4/3" lenses

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Falling Digi Prices,"4/3" lenses
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:57:09 -0700
Hi B.D.:

Which Leica M model are you refering to the 6, 7 or MP?

Just curious, as my M3 has appreciated in value (not that I would ever sell
it).

Bill Stanke
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From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Falling Digi Prices,"4/3" lenses


> The question of whether you will "lose half your money in less than
> three years" is a budgetary question, not a photographic one.
>
> First off, at the moment your statement is even close to true with a
> Leica M, which used to hold its value so well that some foolish people
> consider Leica rangefinder's to be "investments."
>
> But more to the point, the question is whether you want to start
> shooting digital - not what will the camera be worth at some point in
> the future. God knows the OMs weren't good 'investments,' they were and
> are good cameras. An E-1 is an excellent 5 mgp camera today - and
> everything I've seen thus far would indicate it will be an excellent 5
> mgp camera three years from now. So if current image quality does it for
> you - go for it. This business of 'what will it be worth three years
> from now' can be asked over and over and over to the point where one
> would never make the leap.
>
> And of course never making the leap is a perfectly good option if you
> only want to shoot film.
>
> Best
>
> B. D.
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Falling Digi Prices,"4/3" lenses
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>
> As I said a couple of months ago, when you buy digital you lose half
> your money in less than three years. So, better just wait and buy this
> digital wonder later.
>
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