jay_. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Self-made boy millionaire, trust-fund baby, or just a spendthrift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dixon Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I guess he was naive enough to answer your question in good faith, so maybe he deserves the insults. But probably not . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinking Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 35. I migrated from and EOS system 2 years ago. I purchased the M6 used. The 50lux I purchased new(grey). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_georg_wolf Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 These are a lot of confessing LEICA-bugs for one day, great for statistics. Will come back here and count after, lets say +/- 3 days (= around Sunday). But we can be sure just now, we could handle some more George B.s without any problem to get into the reach of the LHSA-average ... Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart feliciano Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Jay, Insurance replacement for my Grandfather's M3. Most people at work that are my age seem to be driving $20k + cars and paying a lot more on rent than I do. What's a Leica to a few months car payments? (even if i didn't have the insurance check). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricks Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 with the expection of a 35/2 ASPH from Dr. Yao in HK I have yet to buy any new Leica gear. why pay the huge premium when there are so many unused/mint ones around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew n.bra hrefhttp Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 40. Bought my first Leica (a R6.2) when I was 34. Have been taking photographs since I was 16 (and used Nikons for twenty years from 18 to 38). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_sampson Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I'm 49 now; I bought my first Leica, a used M3, when I was 22. (In 1978 there were no new M-Leicas to be seen; the one local dealer who had any stock was showing a Safari Green R3.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braden_barclay Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 23. Have only owned a Leica (M2) for 4 months, it took me a long time to find one for a decent price, which was from a pawn shop. And even then I hymned and hawed for a few months before buying it. Up until then my $30 Voigtlander Vitomatic 1 worked just fine, and had a built in meter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_henry1 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 44 now. Owned Leica M since 1999, and happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffascough Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 36...bought my first new M a little over a year ago. Spent fourteen years with Canon gear. Now I have three M bodies and seven M lenses, you could say I am hooked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_davis1 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 38. Owned Nikons since high school, mostly shooting with an FM-2 and a 28mm. Sold several old Nikons to acquire an 0-Series in 2001, so I don't know if you count me or not. Still got some Nikon stuff for times when I want to look through an actual viewfinder and focus and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david j.lee Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 42. got my first leica 6 or 7 years ago. ( an M3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Bart, I was just yanking your chain, glad you're not one of the humorless PMSing "artistes" that skulk around here. I'm happy there are a few people with more than a decade of ambulatory health ahead of them that are buying and using Leicas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_chan5 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I'm a 36 year old cheapskate engineer - I've got the Summicron-C, and have been fooling around with RF's for a little over a year and watching for a good deal on a used Leica body. But having just picked up a Mamiya M6 w/lens for $800, I kind of doubt that any Leica body is going to be considered "a good deal" to me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_kennedy1 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 no leica gear to speak of, bang to buck i've found my bessa r2 and 50 nokton to be pretty capable. and even that i traded a d100 to stephen gandy to acquire. i have 2 enlargers, one gifted, one inherited; one film scanner, traded for design services; one g5, provided by work; and an epson 2200, which i purchased with money from a wedding gig. i would like a user m2-m6 classic, but i am having a hard time justifying the expense. and i turn 30 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aricmayer Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I'm 34 and I use a Leica. I picked one up after years of SLR's and the sweet sound of that shutter hooked me and I have never been able to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I had a chance to buy a new 50 Year M4 for $1000 and a used 1967 rebuilt Alfa Spider for $2000 from an employee of the family restaurant who was relocating to HK in 1977 (I was 17), but bought a new Datsun 280Z instead (the only new car I've ever bought). I bought a 50 'lux and M3 the year I got a "real" job in 1983. My Nikon gear got stolen out of storage, among other things (Black Paint M4, CL, Snap On tools) while I was working in Malaysia in 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 44. I didn't even hear of Leica until I was 37, which is when I bought my first, an M2 with collapsible Summicron off ebay.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 thats a canon dude, nice try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 nice leica scooter tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 54. Started with Leica when I was 33. Gave it up for 5or6 years and came back three years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 <<Andrew Nemeth , jul 06, 2004; 03:38 p.m. 40.>> I am shocked. I expected someone so pedantic to be much older. <<Kevin Mendenhall , jul 06, 2004; 06:35 p.m. 44>> Ok, now I'm truly flabbergasted. I thought you were named for the glacier where they found you and thawed you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 C'mon, Grant! Since the caption cites a film, a camera and a lens that don't exist, and the strap says "EOS" in bold letters, I thought the joke would be obvious. I thought you New Yorkers were quicker on your feet than that. It's a Holga scooter, BTW. All plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Just when I'm about to give up on you, Jay, I'm reminded that you actually have a sense of humor....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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