Mark, isn't that squarely in the middle of a drought? And I know of one nearby LUG member! Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 24, 2013, at 20:37, "markbohrer@xxxxxxx" <markbohrer@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Fuji X-E1 (recently lowered price, to $799 for body alone) plus Fuji X-Pro 1 > M-Mount Adapter ($199). > > The X-E1 is a mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor and rangefinder size and > feel, clear, sharp EVF with focus magnifier and brightness adjustment (to > focus stopped down if you want), live view operation, and (wonder of wonders) > knobs and dials alongside menus for camera control. The M-Mount adapter > allows you to choose 6 preset lens profiles for your Leica 21, 24, 28, and > 35mm lenses. > > It's been very well reviewed, out for over a year, and the Fuji 18-55mm kit > lens seems to be excellent. > > That's what I plan to purchase for a small, photographically-excellent camera > to use my M-lens collection. > > Mark Bohrer, > who's waiting for a bed delivery to his new home in Albuquerque > > Sent from my iPad > www.activelightphotography.com > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:56 PM, RicCarter <ric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Just suffered another shutter death on an M8 >> >> Completely shitty day >> >> came home to find internet dead--service tomorrow maybe--running off iphone >> connection >> >> at complete loss as to what to do digitally for now >> >> was hoping M9 would be affordable when M arrived--but... >> >> no desire to go to film again >> >> frustrated as hell >> >> thoughts on solutions short and long? >> >> ric >> >> >> >> ========================================================To Unsubscribe: Send >> email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject >> field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per >> instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.