[LRflex] Re: Some DM-R Images and More

Gary,

A demo DMR?  And buy someone else's problems?

The discussion was on new gear.  Let us stay on topic.

Jerry

gary merideth wrote:

> Jerry,
> It can be a current cost.
> Many dealers have demo DMR's for $4500.00 if you add $2000 for an R9
> and $1000 for a 35-70/4 it's just a big tad over.
> g.
> On Apr 29, 2006, at 4:18 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
> > Doug,
> >
> > No, I was not.  I inquired at SE Camera about a R9 with the cheapest
> > lens (35-70mm) and a DMR.  They never got back to me with a quote.
> >
> > Remember, Alan's 7 kilobux quote was in the past.  Not current.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Douglas Herr wrote:
> >
> >> Jerry, weren't you offered a good deal on a DMR?  And lenses don't
> >> have
> >> to cost US$3000 unless you're getting a used 280 f/4 APO.
> >>
> >> Doug Herr
> >> Birdman of Sacramento
> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >>
> >> On Apr 29, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> >>
> >>> Alan,
> >>>
> >>> You forgot the lens.  That is extra, right?
> >>>
> >>> I live in the present.  I don't give a FRA if  gasoline was
> >>> 50 cents a gallon in the past. It is $3.50 NOW. An R9
> >>> with a lens and DMR is over $10,000 NOW.
> >>>
> >>> I could tell you about buying a brand new M3 with lens
> >>> for $250 in Germany in 1959, but that has no relevance
> >>> today.
> >>>
> >>> Jerry
> >>>
> >>> Alan Siegle wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Jerry,
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought my new R9, DMR, and extra battery for a tad
> >>>> over $7000. Now this was the old price before Leica
> >>>> raised there prices. I don't know what it would cost
> >>>> today, my dealer had less invested into the equipment
> >>>> then. I bought it from Tony Mansfield at Southeastern
> >>>> Camera, (919) 890-4484, tonysec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>>> Doug,
> >>>>
> >>>> Ansel Adams also had a Hasselblad (it was said that he
> >>>> was good friends with Victor Hasselblad), in his later
> >>>> years he went to lighter equipment. He didn't have a
> >>>> problem with manufacturers giving him equipment. I
> >>>> would think that any manufacturer would want their
> >>>> equipment seen in his hands.
> >>>>
> >>>> Alan
> >>>>
> >>>> <<Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:22:51 -0700
> >>>> From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Some DM-R Images and More
> >>>>
> >>>> Alan,
> >>>>
> >>>> Do you mean to say that you got a brand new R9, lens,
> >>>> (what lens?) and
> >>>> a new DMR for a tad? over $7000?  Where, pray tell?  I
> >>>> told where I was
> >>>> quoted over $10,000 at B&H.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jerry>>
> >>>>
> >>>> alansiegle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>>> View my photographs by visiting my Homepage at-
> >>>> http://homepage.mac.com/alansiegle
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