[LRflex] Re: Some DM-R Images and More
- From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:20:02 -0700
Jerry, my DMR was a demo and it's been absolutely zero trouble. If you
really want to call it a $10k camera nothing any of us can say will
dissuade you. If I can get it for less than $10K then I don't consider
it a $10k camera. It's still not in the same league as a 4/3 camera.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
On Apr 29, 2006, at 3:38 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> 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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