[rollei_list] Re: OT Re: new Zeiss Ikon- a hollow construct?

 
On Sunday, November 08, 2009, at 06:50PM, "Mark Rabiner" 
<mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> To my mind highest tolerances => Very crudely made.
>> Going back many decades => hopelessly old fashioned
>> Prestigious photographers => dentists and other gifted amateurs
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>> I'm European. I would love to think that we lead the world in precision
>> engineering, but I think we are much better at remembering the glory days 
>> than
>> moving forward, be it wine, cameras or empires.
>> All the best
>> Larry Cuffe 
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>Well you can ignore the WORK;
>and the PEOPLE
>The litany of work done by top photographers in the 90's with M6's and other
>M's.
>Look at the class picture of Magnum in the late 90's its not Canon EOS's in
>there hands its still Leicas just like the decade before that and the decade
>before that.
>And you'll find that this decade with M9's in their hands.
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>Mark William Rabiner
Mark, you are absolutely correct, at the end of the day its the pictures and 
who makes them that counts.  Having said that I paid $200 bucks for my F5....a 
kind of price level where its cheaper to replace than repair.  If I'd bought a 
Leica it would have cost more, but would probably hold its value beter.  I'm 
amused to note that secondhand prices for my F3 have been rising steadily.
All the best, with a lot of respect for any one who can make a living by 
clicking a shutter

Larry Cuffe
 

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